(26) Boating In Summer
夏五月武昌舟中触目
Jie Xi-si (1274-1344)
揭傒斯
Two beared men, each with an oar, back to back row;
两髯背立鸣双橹，
Their short straw cloaks in wind and rain up and down flow.
短蓑开合沧江雨。
Blue mountains stretch like dragons far into the cloud;
青山如龙入云去，
Who are th white-haired men on sand-shore talking loud?
白发何人并沙语？
The boatmen fore and aft sing their song and refrain;
船头放歌船尾和，
Below the awning I sit and listen to rain.
篷上雨鸣篷下坐。
Pushing it aside, I don not know where am I;
退篷不省是何乡，
What do I see but white gulls in pairs passing by?
但见双双白鸥过。