孟郊诗

Poems of Meng Jiao


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百忧

All Kinds of Worries


萱草女儿花
不解壮士忧
壮士心是剑
为君射斗牛

Daylilies are a young girl's flower.
They do nothing for a hero's heart.
A warrior's heart is in their sword.
For their lord, they would shoot the moon.

朝思除国雠
暮思除国雠
计尽山河画
意穷草木筹

Mornings, heroes plan to beat their enemies.
Evenings, they plan to beat them some more.
Thinking done, they go and paint a landscape
And never think of things like planting food.

智士日千虑
愚夫唯四愁
何必在波涛
然后惊沉浮

Smart men have a thousand daily worries.
A stupid man has no more than four.
After we survive the big waves,
Why must we worry if we'll sink or float.

伯伦心不醉
四皓迹难留
出处各有时
众议徒啾啾

Respectfully, I am far from drunk.
It's broad daylight, I have nothing to hide.
For everyone, there is a time for leaving.
What others think is so much useless noise.

-- 孟郊


废话

I think Meng Jiao has another girlfriend. And she's not too bright. So he's leaving her. And she says that if he were a man, he would stay. And there are daylilies around when all this get's fought over. But he's going no matter what she says. You can almost see it acted out as you read along. And so the eternal mating and breeding and abandoning dance goes on. Now go back, read it again and see if you don't agree with me.


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