Little by little
autumn has come to its end
A bitter chill
wind meets the dew
Tangled weeds
no longer flourish
Well-tended trees
too wither away
Clear air
poured off from the dregs
Far away
heaven looms high
The sad cicada
left behind no sound
A flock of geese
cry out above
A universe of changes
unravel one into another
And life
how could it be but hard?
Since ancient times
all have had to die
This thought
scalds my heart
What can match
the weight of my feelings?
In cloudy wine
I find comfort enough
A thousand years
I may not know
For now
let this morning last forever
靡靡秋已夕
淒淒風露交
蔓草不復榮
園木空自凋
清氣澄餘滓
杳然天界高
哀蟬無留響
叢雁鳴雲霄
萬化相尋繹
人生豈不勞
從古皆有沒
念之中心焦
何以稱我情
濁酒且自陶
千載非所知
聊以永今朝