（古詩英譯）竹石－郑燮

竹石－郑燮

 

咬定青山不放松，

立根原在破岩中。

千磨万击还坚劲，

任尔东西南北风。

  

A Quatrain by Zheng Xie

(Bamboos In Rocks)

 

Lo, they grip fast the verdant height,

Midst riven rocks their roots cling tight.

Albeit tempests buffet them,

They bide whate'er winds wage their might.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

19/11/2025

(To be revised)