Gu Taiqing: Langtao Sha: Composed at Random ~ 顾太清·《浪淘沙·偶成》 with English Translations

顾太清(1799-约1876),清朝女词人。名春,字子春,号太清。满族。精于词学,尤重周邦彦、姜夔之作致力于咏物、题画。与纳兰性德(即成容若)齐名,有“满洲词人,男中成容若,女中太清春”之称。也工于诗。有《东海渔歌》《天游阁集》等。

顾太清·《浪淘沙·偶成》

人生竞无休。

驿马耕牛。

道人眉上不生愁。

闲把丹书窗下坐,

此外何求。

光景去悠悠。

岁月难留。

百年同作土馒头。

打叠身心安稳处,

顺水行舟。

Langtao Sha:

Composed at Random

Gu Taiqing

Human life is an endless struggle

The post-horse and plow-ox.

On the brows of the Daoist sadness never grows:

Quietly holding a book of immortality, seated by the window,

What else is there to seek?

Prospects disappear far, far away,

Months and years are hard to detain.

In a hundred years’ time everyone will be a pat of mud,

So arrange a firm and safe place in your own mind,

And let the boat float with the stream.

(David McCraw 译)

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