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《半半歌》－ （清） 李密庵
A Verse by Li Mi-an
(A Half and Half Song)
看破浮生过半，
半之受用无边。
半中岁月尽幽闲，
半里乾坤开展。
When half my floating life passed, I undo a knot -
- “Half”, such a useful word, it deeply means a lot.
Halfway in life, this “half” tells me to stress out really not,
For another wonderful half-life I’ve still got.
半郭半乡村舍，
半山半水田园。
半耕半读半经廛，
半士半民姻眷。
To dwell halfway to town and halfway to country,
This half side lie hills, that half rills, fields in between,
Hours, half for farms, half for books or keeping house clean,
Half of me a scholar, half be a philistine.
半雅半粗器具，
半华半实庭轩。
衾裳半素半轻鲜，
肴馔半丰半俭。
Furniture, half of them durable, half be nice,
Abode, half gracefully furnished, half just so so,
Garments, half of them newly made, and half made years ago,
As for food, half will be rich, half just simple though.
童仆半能半拙，
妻儿半朴半贤。
心情半佛半神仙，
姓字半藏半显。
Servants, half of them diligent, half not so much,
My wife may be half and half, very plain but able.
My heart feels like half a Buddha, half a fay and angel,
Good, if my name unknown to half of some people.
一半还之天地，
让将一半人间，
半思后代与沧田，
半想阎罗怎见。
As for myself, half should belong to the heavens,
And another half with this mortal world will be.
My concerns, half will be pledged to my dear posterity,
And half behooves me to deem how God would judge me.
酒饮半酣正好，
花开半时偏妍。
帆张半扇免翻颠，
马放半缰稳便。
Better to be half drunk when it comes to drink wine,
Much prettier when flowers open to the halfway.
Sails, just hoisted half-mast, could escape a capsizing day,
With half loose reins the running horses will obey.
半少却饶滋味，
半多反厌纠缠。
百年苦乐半相参，
会占便宜只半。
He who gains less than half may feel very unfair,
Yet when he gets more than half, hassle may haunt him.
A life will be half and half, sweet and bitter, bright and dim,
So he who craves half would always enjoy a hymn.
Tr. Ziyuzile
(To be revised)
