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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; So it's just the same as if my cellar were empty.
Po Chu-I Song of the Lute. Po Chü-I - Song of the Lute. Hsün-yang on the Yangtze, seeing off a guest at night; maple leaves, reed flowers, autumn somber and sad: the host had dismounted, the guest already aboard the boat, we raised our wine, prepared to drink, though we lacked flutes and strings.
Jun 21, 2023 · The selected poems of Po Chü-I. by. Bai, Juyi, 772-846. Publication date. 1999. Topics. Bai, Juyi, 772-846 -- Translations into English. Publisher. New York : New Directions Pub. Corp.
Po Chü-i (772-846 C.E.) is the quintessential Chinese poet. For although clear thought and depth of wisdom deeply informs the work of all major ancient poets (as opposed to the complexity and virtuosity often valued in the West), Po makes clarity itself his particular vision.
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.
Jun 7, 2023 · Po Chü-i : selected poems. by. Bai, Juyi, 772-846. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Bai, Juyi, 772-846 -- Translations into English. Publisher. New York : Columbia University Press.
Po Chu-i is almost nearer to the Western idea of a poet than any other Chinese writer. He was fortunate enough to be born when the great love-tragedy of Ming Huang and T`ai Chen was still fresh in the minds of men.
