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Po Chü-i (722-846) Translated by Arthur Waley (1889-1966) Lazy Man's Song. ( A.D. 811) I have got patronage, but am too lazy to use it; I have got land, but am too lazy to farm it. My house leaks; I am too lazy to mend it. My clothes are torn; I am too lazy to darn them. I have got wine, but am too lazy to drink;
Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; Chinese: 白居易; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including as governor of three different provinces.
Lazy Man's Song. I could have a job, but am too lazy to choose it; I have got land, but am too lazy to farm it. My house leaks; I am too lazy to mend it. My clothes are torn; I am too lazy to darn them. I have got wine, but I am too lazy to drink; So it's just the same as if my cup were empty.
Po-Chu-i – David Hinton. He inhabited everyday experience at the level where a simple heart is a full heart and a simple mind is an empty mind, endowing thoughts never twisty with new depths.
Lazy Man's Song. I have got patronage, but am too lazy to use it; I have got land, but am too lazy to farm it. My house leaks; I am too lazy to mend it. My clothes are torn; I am too lazy to darn them. I have got wine, but am too lazy to drink;
Lazy Man's Song. I could have a job, but am too lazy to choose it; I have got land, but am too lazy to farm it. My house leaks; I am too lazy to mend it. My clothes are torn; I am too lazy to darn them. I have got wine, but I am too lazy to drink; So it's just the same as if my cup were empty. I have got a lute, but am too lazy to play;
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Mar 22, 2016 · The formating choice that stands out the most in Lazy Man’s Song is the separation of ideas. Instead of linking all the things the speaker is too lazy to do, Po Chu-I puts them into separate stanzas. The separation of ideas shows that the speaker is lazy for more than one reason, and it shows that he is lazy in different areas.
