（古詩英譯）客至 – 杜甫

客至 – 杜甫

 

舍南舍北皆春水，但见群鸥日日来。
花径不曾缘客扫，蓬门今始为君开。
盘飧市远无兼味，樽酒家贫只旧醅。
肯与邻翁相对饮，隔篱呼取尽余杯。

 

The Arrival of a Dear Guest by Du Fu

 

South of my cot, north of my cot, spring streams ne’er rest,  

Where only gulls, day after day, gather and glide.

The petal-strewn path lieth unswept for any guest,

But for thee today e’en my thatched door opeth wide.

Far from the marts, thus homely fare have we in store,

Poor as my cot, some old homebrew I may provide.

If thou mind’st not drinking with the old man next door,

I’d as lief call him quick over to our fireside.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

29/10/2025

(To be revised)