The infatuated man was old and shaky
he recited the fragmentary articles
he carried a balding brush
he spread the paper and splashed ink
and his spirit was refreshing
The young Marshal was a handsome young man
with great ambition
he personally led the powerful army
and destroyed the enemy
and with high flame he displayed his prestige
Which men double played the transverse herding flute
they crisscrossed the field
they relieved boredom and annoyance
a thousand willow branches with tender feelings
Who was lonely to be drunk in the sound of the vertical flute
it lingering around the mountain peak
it stirring up his soul
in the river, the spring water was surging
Note: first and fourth sentences by Luo Zhihai.
Second and third sentences by Qian Yongde.
3/25/2020格律體新詩 ● 二十一絕羅志海著譯
Metric New Poetry ● Twenty-one Words of Quatrain by Luo Zhihai
第9742首對聯體詩
The 9,742th Two Pairs of Couplets