Original text and translation of "Shouyang Song·Sail Returning from Yuanpu"

"Shouyang Song: Sailing Return from Yuanpu" is a small order composed by Ma Zhiyuan, a composer of Yuan Dynasty music. The original text and translation are below, welcome to read:

Shouyang Song·Sail Return from Yuanpu

Yuan Dynasty: Ma Zhiyuan

Under the setting sun, drinking and leisurely, two people Three voyages never landed. It's late in the thatched cottage with fallen flowers and water, and the fish sellers are scattered at the end of the broken bridge.

Translation

As the sun set, the restaurant seemed quiet and relaxing, with only a few boats not docking yet. The air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, even the water seems to have become fragrant, and the hut has entered the night. The fish sellers on the broken bridge also dispersed.

Notes

① Pu: Waterside.

②Jiuzhan (pèi): The flag curtain of a hotel, which is hung in front of the door to attract customers.

③Two or three voyages: two or three ships.

④ Sailing: ship

⑤ Landing: docking

About the author:

Ma Zhiyuan (1250-1321), courtesy name Qianli, named Dongli (one says the word is Zhiyuan, later named "Dongli"), Han nationality, from Dadu (now Beijing), another says (Ma Zhiyuan is a native of Macitang Village, Dongguang County, Hebei Province, named Dongli, to show his effect) Tao Yuanming's ambition). His age is later than that of Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu and others. His birth year should be before the Zhiyuan Dynasty (beginning in 1264), and his death year should be between the Zhizhi Yuan Dynasty and the first year of Taiding (1321-1324). He is the same as Guan Hanqing, Zheng Guangzu, Bai Pu and others. Pu is also known as the "Four Great Masters of Yuan Opera" and is a famous dramatist and sanquist in my country's Yuan Dynasty.