The Original Text and Translation of Tao Yuanming's Gui Xi Ci

The Original Text and Translation of Tao Yuanming's Gui Xi Ci

Gui Xi Ci is an essay by Tao Yuanming, a famous poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The full text describes the author's situation on his way home and after his arrival, and envisages his future seclusion, thus expressing his dislike of officialdom and his yearning for rural life at that time. On the other hand, it also reveals the poet's negative thought of "being happy to know life". This work represents the highest achievement of the pastoral school. The following is the original and translation of Tao Yuanming's Gui Xi Ci carefully compiled by Bian Xiao. Welcome to refer to!

Original translation of Tao Yuanming's Gui Xi Ci 1

Go home and say goodbye? original text

Go back to Xi, the countryside will ruin Hu Bugui! Since the eyes are heart-centered, are you very sad? Without remonstrating with the past, you can pursue what you know. Not far from being lost, I feel that today is not yesterday. Is the boat far from the light? R, the wind blows clothes. Asking for directions, ex-husband, hate dawn.

It looks forward to Yu Heng and runs with joy. Servants are welcome and children are waiting for the door. The three paths are barren, and the pine chrysanthemum still exists. Bring children into the room, there will be wine bottles. Lead the pot to think for yourself and make the court happy. Leaning against the south window to send lofty sentiments, judge your knees to be comfortable. Garden Day includes fun, although the door is fixed and often closed. Help the old man to rest, and correct his head if he goes far. Clouds come out of holes unintentionally, and birds don't know when to fly. The scenery is coming, lonely and lingering.

Come back, please give up? [。 The world is against me, what can I ask for? Please love words from relatives, play music and read books to eliminate worries. The farmer told Yu Yichun that he wanted to do something with Xichou. Or a towel cart, or a boat There are both gentle and graceful valley searching and rugged climbing. Wood is thriving and spring is blooming. When everything is fine, I feel that my journey of life is over.

I don't hold grudges anymore! How long will it take to get back into space! Do you want to stay? What does Hu Wei want? Wealth is not my wish, and the emperor's hometown cannot be expected. When you are pregnant, you can go alone or plant a stick. Deng and He Lin wrote poems together. Chatting, riding, returning, Lotte's fate is really ridiculous!

Go home and say goodbye? translate

Go home, the countryside is almost deserted, why don't you go back! Since I think my mind is enslaved by my body, why do I feel sad and sad alone? Recognize that past mistakes are irreversible, and know that future things can still be redeemed. It's not too far to go astray. I have realized that today is "yes" and yesterday is "no". The boat that returned is floating briskly, and the breeze slowly blows up the coat. Ask pedestrians the way ahead, I hate that the morning light is still so faint and fuzzy.

Seeing the dilapidated house in my hometown, I walked straight ahead with joy. The boy came to meet with joy, and the children met at home. Although the courtyard path will be deserted, I am glad that the cypresses and chrysanthemums in the garden still exist. I took the children into the back room, where there was a bottle full of wine. I took the hip flask and poured myself a cup. Looking at the branches in the yard, I really smiled. By the south window, I feel proud of the world and feel comfortable living in a simple house. It is fun to walk in the garden every day. Although there is a garden door, it is often closed. Walking around or resting leisurely on crutches, raising your head from time to time and looking into the distance. Clouds naturally float out of the hole, and birds know when they are tired of flying. The sun is setting, and the sun is about to set. I feel lonely and can't get rid of it.

Go home, I want to break up my friendship with outsiders. Since the world is against my obedience, what can go on road trip ask for? Talking about confidence between relatives makes people feel happy, and learning to play the piano can relieve boredom. The farmers told me that spring was coming and I would go to the west to cultivate my fields. Some people are driving tarpaulins, while others are rowing boats. Sometimes along the winding stream into the valley, and sometimes along the rugged path through the hills. Trees are thriving, and springs are beginning to trickle. Envy everything when you are right and sigh that life is about to stop.

Forget it! How many days will you stay between heaven and earth! Why not let go of life and death? Why are you wandering where you want to go? Seeking money is not my wish, and I can't expect to find a fairyland. I just hope it's sunny, go out alone, or put sugar cane in the field to weed and raise seedlings. Climb the mountains in the east and shout loudly, and recite poems in the face of clear water. Let's go to the end of life with the change of nature, there is nothing to doubt about a happy life!

Original text and translation of Tao Yuanming's Gui Xi Ci II

Introduction of works

"Come home to Xi Ci" is a lyric poem by Tao Yuanming, a writer in the Jin and Song Dynasties, and it is also a declaration of resigning from his post and returning home. This article was written at the beginning of the author's resignation, describing his life interest and inner feelings after his resignation, showing the author's understanding of officialdom and thinking about life, and expressing his spiritual understanding of leading an honest and clean life. By describing specific scenes and activities, the work creates a quiet, comfortable, pleasant and natural artistic conception, and entrusts his life ideal. Stylistically, it belongs to Ci Fu, but its language is simple, vivid, ingenious and free-and-easy, with sincere feelings, far-reaching artistic conception and strong appeal. Its structural arrangement is rigorous and thorough. The preface of prose is mainly narrative, while the prose in verse is full of lyricism. Both of them perform their respective duties, forming the trend of "double beauty". Ouyang Xiu said: "Jin has no article, and Tao Yuanming's Gui Ci is just a poem."

original work

foreword

My family is poor and I am not self-sufficient in farming. Naive and full of room, no millet in the bottle, born and endowed, not seen its skills. Some relatives and friends even advised Yu to be an officer, but he was pregnant and asked for the Tao. There will be things in all directions. The princes take love as their virtue, and my uncle is poor, so I use it in a small town. At that time, the wind and rain were not calm, and he was afraid to go far. Pengze went home for a hundred miles, and the benefits of the commons were full of wine. So I asked for it. And after a few days, there is a feeling of returning to China as soon as possible. What is this? Nature is nature, not obtained through revision. Although hunger and cold cut, but it is against their own diseases. Everyone who tastes from personnel is selfish. So I was disappointed, generous and deeply ashamed of my lifelong ambition. I still look forward to a glimpse, when I put away my clothes and die overnight. Sung Hoon's sister died in Wuchang, and she was relieved of her post. Mid-autumn festival to winter, more than 80 days in the official. Because things are going well, Life is called "Back to Xi". B I'm four in November.

main body

Come back! Will the countryside destroy Hu Bugui? Since the heart is the form of service, isn't it sad? People who can catch up without admonishing the past; Not far from being lost, I feel that today is not yesterday. Is the boat far from the light? R, the wind blows clothes. Asking for directions, ex-husband, hate dawn.

It looks forward to Yu Heng and runs with joy. Servants are welcome and children are waiting for the door. The three paths are barren, and the pine chrysanthemum still exists. Bring children into the room, there will be wine bottles. Lead the pot to think for yourself and make the court happy. Leaning against the south window to send lofty sentiments, judge your knees to be comfortable. Garden Day includes fun, although the door is fixed and often closed. Help the old man to rest, and correct his head if he goes far. Clouds come out of holes unintentionally, and birds don't know when to fly. The scenery is coming, lonely and lingering.

Come back! Please rest assured that you will never travel. The world is against me, what can I ask for? Please love words from relatives, play music and read books to eliminate worries. The farmer told Yu Yichun that he wanted to do something with Xichou. Or a towel cart, or a boat This is not only a gentle and elegant road to find ravines, but also a rugged road through hills. Wood is thriving and spring is blooming. When everything is fine, I feel that my journey of life is over.

I don't hold grudges anymore! How long will you live in the apartment? What does Hu Wei want? Wealth is not my wish, and the emperor's hometown cannot be expected. When you are pregnant, you can go alone or plant a stick. Deng and He Lin wrote poems together. Chatting until the end, Loew's fate is ridiculous!

Translation of works

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My family is poor, so I can't farm by myself. There are many children, there is no food in the rice jar, and everything needed to maintain life has not been solved. Most of my relatives and friends advised me to be an official, and I had the same idea in my heart, but I lacked access to officials. Just in time to catch up with the officials who sent envoys, the local officials took love as their virtue, and my uncle was appointed as the official of the small county because his family was poor (trying to help me). At that time, the society was in turmoil, and I dared not go to a distant place to be an official. Pengze county was a hundred miles away from home, and the grain harvested by the farm was enough to make wine, so he asked to go there. After a few days, I began to feel homesick. Why is this? Nature is allowed to be natural, which is reluctant; Although hunger and cold are urgent, it is against the original intention to be an official, and it hurts both physically and mentally. In the past, when I was an official, I always treated myself to dinner. So I am disappointed and deeply ashamed of my life wishes. Wait another year, then pack up and leave overnight. Soon, my sister who married the Cheng family died in Wuchang. She was anxious to be removed from her official position. I have worked for more than 80 days from the second month of autumn to winter. I resigned and got my wish, so I wrote an article entitled "Looking Back". At this time, it was November of the third year of B (the first year of Jin 'an Emperor Yi Xi).

main body

Go home! The countryside is going to be deserted, why not go back? Since my mind is enslaved by my body, why am I so depressed and sad alone? I regret that my past mistakes are irreparable, but I firmly believe that I can make up for them in the years to come. In fact, I am not far from this road, and I have realized that what I am doing now is right and what I am doing is wrong. The boat floated gently on the water, and the breeze blew the clothes. Asked the pedestrians the way ahead, they only felt that the morning was dim and the sky was not bright.

As soon as I saw my humble home, I ran forward happily. The servants greeted them happily, and the children waited at the door. The path in the courtyard is overgrown with weeds, and the pines, cypresses and chrysanthemums are still there; As the children entered the room, the wine bottle was full. I picked up the hip flask and poured it myself, watching the court tree show happy appearance; Leaning against the south window, I am proud of the world and feel that this small place is easy to make me feel at ease. It is interesting to walk alone in the garden every day. The door of the small garden is often closed. Walking on crutches, always looking up into the distance. White clouds naturally float out of the hole, and tired birds know to fly back to their nests; The sun is dim, and the sun is about to set. I can't bear to leave, and my hands are lonely and loose.

Go home! I want to break up with secular people. Everything about them doesn't suit my interest. What do you want from driving out again? Chatting with old friends in the village makes me happy, and playing the piano and reading can make me sad; The farmer told me that spring was coming, and he was going to farm in the west. Sometimes driving a towel cart, sometimes rowing a boat, we not only have to explore deep valleys, but also walk through rugged hills. Trees are lush and springs are flowing slowly. (1) Envy all living things in nature to grow and prosper in time and lament that their lives are coming to an end.

Forget it! How much time is left in the world? Why not go or stay according to your own mind? Why are you unhappy? Where else do you want to go? Wealth is not what I want, and there is no hope of ascending to heaven. Cherish the beautiful scenery and I will enjoy it alone, or I will help the seedlings grow with crutches. Climbing up the eastern hillside, I screamed at the edge of Qingxi and recited poems; Let's end our lives naturally and take pleasure in our fate. Hesitate about what?

Detailed comment

Preface annotation

(1) Farming is not enough for self-sufficiency. Planting: Planting mulberry trees. To: Come. Give: supply.

(2) Innocence is full of room, and there is no millet in the bottle: innocence: refers to children. English: I'm full. Bottle: refers to ceramic containers for rice, such as [bèng] and urn.

(3) Life is what you have, but you haven't seen it: life is what you say to make a living. The word "raw" in front is

Verb followed by the word "sheng" as a noun. Endowment: by virtue. Skills: This refers to the ability to make a living.

(4) Chief: a county official with a higher position. Refers to a small official.

(5) detachment: a brisk look. Pregnancy: I have some ideas (referring to the idea of being an official).

(6) Road: There is no road.

(7) There will be four things: things that happen to be sent to other places. Yes: it coincides with mine. Sifang: It means going anywhere.

(8) vassal: refers to the county chief.

(9) Jia Shu: refers to Tao Kui, that is, Tai Changqing at that time. I: because.

(10) See: Bei.

(1 1) storm: refers to the melee between warlords. Jing: Ping.

(12) fear: fear. Service: service.

(13) Pengze: County name. In today's east of Hukou County, Jiangxi Province.

(14) As soon as possible: the appearance of attachment. The feeling of going home: the feeling of going back.

(15) Ho: What? Then: the truth.

(16) Qualitative: nature. Correction: People are forced.

(17) cut: urgent. Against yourself: against your heart. Disease: refers to mental pain.

(18) Taste: Once. From personnel: engaged in personnel exchanges in the official career. Refers to an official.

(19) self-help: drive your own car to meet your needs.

(20) disappointment: frustration.

(2 1) Jude: Still. Hope: expectation. One barnyard [rūn]: the field gains once. The grain is ripe.

(22) folding clothes: tidy up. Night: starry night. Death: Leave.

(23) Search: Soon. Sister Cheng: Marry the sister of the Cheng family. Wuchang: Sun Yicheng County, Hubei Province.

(24) feelings: the mood of mourning. Now: I like it. Junben: I'm in a hurry to attend the funeral.

(25) Mid-Autumn Festival: August of the lunar calendar.

(26) Matters: Resignation. Shun: smooth. Heart: Wish.

(27) Yisi years old: the first year of Yi Xi, Emperor of Jin 'an.