（古詩英譯）論詩三十首（二十一）金 – 元好問

論詩三十首（二十一）金 – 元好問

 

窘步相仍死不前，唱醻无复见前贤。

纵横自有凌云笔，俯仰随人亦可怜。

 

A Quatrain by Yuan Hao-wen (Jin Dynasty)

 

Stiff steps, they hobble, halt, and dare advance no more,

No bards now at feasts vie for noble rhymes of yore.

Bold brushes exist that could have pierced through the clouds,

But they’d fain follow suit — fie, ne’er like that before.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

13/08/2025

(To be revised)