吴铨高英译吴铨添诗-----苦吟僧

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苦吟僧【原创 : 吴铨添】人23古韵

欲逞非非想 , 行吟苦未成。耸肩山影瘦 ; 回嘴鬼灵精。

律细功难竟 ; 词圆韵又倾。推敲争几字 , 翻典至天明。

The Clumsy Poet Monk【Translated by Charles Wu】

The monk wishes to fulfill his fancy.

To write a poem, he is so clumsy.

He gives a shrug to poet playing his ace.

Sometimes, he retorts with a funny face.

The poem rules are too hard to follow.

To him, rhyming scheme is as high as rainbow.

Writing a few words, he must take a break.

Looking through books, he works until daybreak.