Jin Shengtan

临别口号遍谢弥天大人谬知我者 [清]金圣叹 东西南北海天疏， 万里来寻圣叹书。 圣叹只留书种[1]在， 累[2]君青眼[3]看何如？ 注释： [1]书种：作者的儿子金雍。 [2]累：劳累。 [3]青眼：表示重视。最后一句是说诗人希望在他死后，他的儿子能致力于他的事业，劳累诸君，另眼看待他儿子的书作。 To My Readers before My Death Jin Shengtan We’re far apart as sky from earth or the four nooks; You make light of ten thousand miles to find my books[1]. I’ve left my son who loves but reading ‘neath the sky. Would you please look […]

与儿子雍 [清]金圣叹 与汝为亲妙在疏， 如形随影只于书[1]。 今朝[2]疏到无疏地， 无着天亲[3]果[4]宴如[5]。 注释： [1]如形随影只于书：这句是说金圣叹父子在爱读书方面形影相随，亲密无间。 [2]今朝：金圣叹在狱中即将被处决之时。 [3]无着、天亲：两人是南北朝时印度的高僧。 [4]果：果真，的确。 [5]宴如：安然、安定、平静貌。 To My Son before My Death Jin Shengtan[1] Our blood relationship seems remote though it’s near; You follow my shadow only when books appear. Today we are as far apart as it could be, But the belief in Buddhism would make me free.