Praise For My Yizhou House And the Times of Leisure
以 州 宅 于 乐 天
州 城 迥 绕 拂 云 堆
镜 水 稽 山 满 眼 来。
四 面 常 时 对 屏 障
一 家 终 日 在 楼 台。
星 河 似 向 檐 前 落
鼓 争 惊 从 地 底 迴。
我 是 玉 皇 香 案 吏
谪 居 犹 得 住 蓬 莱。
Yi Zhou Zhai Kua Yu Le Tian
Zhou cheng jiong rao fu yun dui
Jing shui ji shan man yan lai.
Si mian chang shi dui bing zhang
Yi jia zhong ri zai lou tai.
Xing he si xiang yan qian luo
Gu zheng jing cong di di hui.
Wo shi yu huang xiang an li
Zhe ju you de zhu peng lai.
Praise For My Yizhou House With the Times of Leisure
Around the city and prefecture, piles of clouds far away that coil and embrace each other
Eyes full of mountains and mirrored lake water.
On every horizon around my house, some seasons have cloud-hidden mountains
At my home, everyday I can see towers and terraces.
Milky Way appears like falling raindrops off the eaves
Drums and horns startle and amaze across the land.
This petty official feels like he is the Jade Emperor
My living in exile may as well be like living on Peng Lai.
Notes:
Peng Lai: The mythological island in the East China Sea that is home to the Chinese Immortals.