終南別業 My Retreat at Mount Zhongnan

王維 Wang Wei

中岁颇好道，

My heart in middle age found the Way.

zhōng suì pō hǎo dào ，

晚家南山陲。

And I came to dwell at the foot of this mountain.

wǎn jiā nán shān chuí 。

兴来美独往，

When the spirit moves, I wander alone

xìng lái měi dú wǎng ，

胜事空自知。

Amid beauty that is all for me....

shèng shì kōng zì zhī 。

行到水穷处，

I will walk till the water checks my path,

xíng dào shuǐ qióng chù ，

坐看云起时。

Then sit and watch the rising clouds –

zuò kàn yún qǐ shí 。

偶然值林叟，

And some day meet an old wood-cutter

ǒu rán zhí lín sǒu ，

谈笑无还期。

And talk and laugh and never return.

tán xiào wú hái qī 。

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