（漢詩英譯）七律·良骥吟 （诗韵新编） 金咸枢

七律·良骥吟 （诗韵新编） 金咸枢

 

何来伯乐识龙驹？

良骥悲嘶枉涕吁。

优劣孰能通运命，

尊卑岂但倒贤愚。

鸣鞭无赖疏才学，

俯首牺牲陷淖渠。

千里茫茫驮重轭，

奔波老死负盐车。

 

An Octave by Jin Xian-shu

(Lament of a Noble Steed)

 

“Alack! where doth a saint remain to judge a steed?”

A noble steed neighs in vain, his rueful tears bleed.

Twixt wise and dumb, why oft fate not favour the wise?  

High low, low high — should this order be thus decreed?

Fie, foh and fum, the fools crack whips aloud above,

Whereas the gifted, in mud, bowed low, they stampede.   

Miles upon miles, carrying loads of hopelessness,

They struggle till they perish neath salt-carts sans heed.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

11/09/2025

(To be revised)