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Sung Wan: Songs Composed in Prison III A Stool with a Broken Leg ~ 宋琬·《狱中八咏·折足凳》 with English Translations

宋琬(1614-1673),清初著名诗人,清八大诗家之一,字玉叔,号荔裳,汉族,山东莱阳人。生于明万历四十二年(1614),清顺治四年(1647)进士,曾任户部河南司主事、吏部稽勋司主事、陇西右道佥事、左参政,康熙十一年(1672),授通议大夫四川按察使司按察使;翌年,进京述职,适逢吴三桂兵变,家属遇难,忧愤成疾,病死京都,时年59岁。

宋琬·《狱中八咏·折足凳》

朝喧人牖来,炙背还复卧。

穷鬼去无时,延之居上座。

Songs Composed in Prison III

A Stool with a Broken Leg

Sung Wan

When the morning warmth enters the window,

I bare my back and go to sleep.

No telling when the Spirit of Poverty will leave me,

I invite him to take this seat for honored guests.

(William Schultz 译)

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