酬张少府
Reply to Vice-magistrate Zhang
[唐]王维
By Wang Wei
晚年唯好静，万事不关心。
Tn my twilight years I love a calm,And nothing in the world will stir my mind.
自顾无长策，空知返旧林。
For me there's none like my house on the farm,To retire tof with the old wood behind.
松风吹解带，山月照弹琴。
O to loosen the sash in the wind through the pines, Or to strike up a lute on a rock in the moon !
君问穷通理，渔歌入浦深。
If you want to know how one rises; and declines. Well, listen to the Fishermen's deep-ringing cmoon.