漫兴 Jueju Free Mood, No. 3 of 9 (I Know Well That My Thatched Hut)

江 上 燕 子 故 来 频

I know well that my thatched hut is very low and small,

衔 泥 点 污 琴 书 内

Because of that, the swallows on the river often come.

更 接 飞 虫 打 著 人

The bits of mud they bring in their mouths get into my zither and books,

And trying to catch the flying insects, they drive them into me.