(139) To Cao Xue-qin
赠曹雪芹
Dun Min
敦敏
A long, long winding path leads to green hill and rill;
碧水青山曲径遐，
Ivy leaves and rainbow clouds veil your cottage still.
薜萝门巷足烟霞。
Gone for poetic verve, in temple cell you stay;
寻诗人去留僧舍，
With money earned by pictures sold, for wine you pay.
卖画钱来付酒家。
You croon like mad in northern fair over your fate;
燕市狂歌悲遇合，
You dream of splendor of Southern River of late.
秦淮残梦忆繁华。
How much regret of old and how much sorrow new!
新仇旧恨知多少，
Drunken, you look with scorn at the poor world in view.
一醉酕陶白眼斜。