鐔津文集 17.36

17.36

冠蓋何處客。凌雲意氣驕。旦旦趨雙闕。衝衝過渭橋。金珂雲外響。畵燭月中燒縹緲行天路。升騰在玉霄。如何區宇內。頓與人間遙。長拂羅裳去。明光殿下朝。一俯復一仰。榮多憂亦饒。白髮領邊長。朱顏鏡裏凋。豈知松檜下。幽人長寂寥。萬事淡無慮。恣臥時長謠。浩蕩天地間。孰問犧黃堯。臨風一清嘯。胡為王子喬。

Guests of caps and carriages, whence do they come? / Their spirit rises to the clouds, full of pride. / Morning after morning they hasten to the twin watchtowers; / Bustling, they cross the Wei River Bridge. / Golden bridle ornaments ring beyond the clouds; / Painted candles burn beneath the moon. / Ethereally walking along the heavenly road, / Soaring aloft into the jade-like sky. / How is it that within this earthly domain, / They are suddenly so distant from the human realm? / Ever brushing their silk skirts, they depart / To attend the court below the Hall of Bright Light. / One bow and then one look upward; / Great is their glory, but sorrow is also abundant. / White hair grows along their collars; / Rosy cheeks fade in the mirror. / How could they know that beneath the pines and junipers, / The recluse is perpetually solitary and still? / In all affairs, indifferent and without care, / Lounging at ease, he often chants aloud. / Vast between heaven and earth, / Who inquires of Fuxi, the Yellow Emperor, or Yao? / Facing the wind with a single clear whistle, / What need to be like Wangzi Qiao?