遣悲怀三首-Sadly Thinking of My Deceased Wife， Three Poems
遣悲怀三首
元稹
其一
谢公最小偏怜女，自嫁黔娄百事乖。
顾我无衣搜荩箧，泥他沽酒拔金钗。
野蔬充膳甘长藿，落叶添薪仰古槐。
今日俸钱过十万，与君营奠复营斋。
Sadly Thinking of My Deceased Wife， Three Poems
Yuan Zhen
Ⅰ
Your father’s most beloved youngest daughter you used to be
But led a hard life since you married a poor man like me.
Seeing me lack in clothes， you’d ransack your wicker suitcase；
And you’d sell your gold hairpin， when asked my wine to purchase.
For food we’d eat wild herbs， tasting long bean leaves in high glee；
To add fuel， we’d burn dry leaves from the old locust-tree.
Today I’ve more than a hundred thousand coins for my pay，
Yet only with temple sacrifice can I you repay.
其二
昔日戏言身后事，今朝都到眼前来。
衣裳已施行看尽，针线犹存未忍开。
尚想旧情怜婢仆，也曾因梦送钱财。
诚知此恨人人有，贫贱夫妻百事哀。
Ⅱ
Once we said for fun：” Imagine， if one of us dies！”
Now the very thing has taken place before my eyes.
All of your clothes have been given away save a bit；
I don’t have the heart to open your own sewing kit.
I still remember： for your maids you had deep pity；
So my dreams of you cause my aids to them in charity.
That such tragedy will happen to anyone， I know，
Yet to us， a poor couple， things come not but sorrow！
其三
闲坐悲君亦自悲，百年都是几多时。
邓攸无子寻知命，潘岳悼亡犹费词。
同穴冥何所望？ 他生缘会更难期。
惟将终夜长开眼，报答平生未展眉。
Ⅲ
Sitting idle， I grieve for you and for myself too.
How many years indeed can one have all his life through？
His son lost， Deng You came to know he was fated so；
His wife dead， Pan Yue squandered his verse his grief to show.
What can I expect from our being entombed t’gether？
You can hardly be my wife again in the life other！
I can only keep my eyes widely open all night
To repay you for your life-long knitting your brows tight.
