Respond to Yang Yuansu: (Southern Hometowns)
和杨元素：南乡子
凉 簟 碧 纱 厨
一 枕 清 风 昼 睡 余。
卧 听 晚 衙 无 个 事， 徐 徐
读 尽 床 头 几 卷 书。
搔 首 赋 归 欤
自 觉 功 名 懒 更 疏。
若 问 使 君 才 与 气，何 如？
占 得 人 间 一 味 愚。
He Yang Yuan Su: Nan Xiang Zi
Liang dian bi sha chu
Yi zhen qing feng zhou shui yu.
Wo ting wan ya wu ge shi xu xu
Du jin chuang tou ji juan shu.
Sao shou fu gui yu
Zi jue gong ming lan geng shu.
Ruo wen shi jun cai you qi he ru?
Zhan de ren jian yi wei yu.
Respond to the Poem By Yang Yuansu: (Southern Hometowns)
Cool bamboo mat, bluish green bed screen
One pillow, clean winds for daytime sleeping.
Evening, lie down in my office and just listen, without anything to do
Read aloud my books and scrolls from the small nightstand.
Scratch my head, time to compose a poem
Myself too lazy to become an official of high rank.
If you ask me about my talents and abilities, compared to other people
I am doing okay
My fate is to be involved in some foolish endeavors.
Notes:
(Southern Hometowns): The name of the poem’s melody.
