东郊
韦应物
吏舍跼终年， 出郊旷清曙。
杨柳散和风， 青山澹吾虑。
依丛适自憩， 缘涧还复去。
微雨霭芳原， 春鸠鸣何处。
乐幽心屡止， 遵事迹犹遽。
终罢斯结庐， 慕陶真可庶。
east of the town
wei yingwu
from office confinement all year long,
i have come out of town to be free this morning
where willows harmonize the wind
and green hills lighten the cares of the world.
i lean by a tree and rest myself
or wander up and down a stream.
…mists have wet the fragrant meadows;
a spring dove calls from some hidden place.
…with quiet surroundings, the mind is at peace,
but beset with affairs, it grows restless again….
here i shall finally build me a cabin,
as tao qian built one long ago.