Divert Myself From Sorrow (The First)

★ Divert Myself from Sorrow (The First) ☆ Poetry by Yuan Zhen (779-831, Tang Dynasty, China) ☆ Translation by Luo Zhihai (1954-, China) You like favour least niece of Xie Gong From you married me, a poor scholar, nothing was good Seeing me without clothing, you searched of the trunk No money to buy wine, I begged you to pull off your gold hairpin Cooking wild vegetable and bean leaves to stay our hunger Leaves of the age-old Chinese scholar tree as firewood Today my salary is over one hundred thousand yuan Now release your soul from purgatory and consecrate vegetarian meal for you 注：1）谢公最小偏怜女——中国东晋宰相谢安最爱他的小侄女谢道韫。 2）黔娄，战国时期贫士。作者元稹如同黔娄一样贫穷。 Note: 1) You like favour least niece of Xie Gong - Prime Minister Xie An, Dongjin Dynasty, China. His favour least niece is Xie Daoyun. 2) Qian Lou, a poor scholar of the Warring States period. Author Yuan Zhen as poor as Qian Lou. 2015年3月25日翻译 On March 25,2015 Translation ◆ Chinese Text ★ 遣悲怀•其一 ☆ 元稹 诗 谢公最小偏怜女 自嫁黔娄百事乖 顾我无衣搜荩箧 泥他沽酒拔金钗 野蔬充膳甘长藿 落叶添薪仰古槐 今日俸钱过十万