今日良宴会

佚名 · 两汉

今jīn日rì良liáng宴yàn会huì，

欢huān乐lè难nán具jù陈chén。

Today's fair feast—its pleasures are hard to set forth in full.

弹tán筝zhēng奋fèn逸yì响xiǎng，

新xīn声shēng妙miào入rù神shén。

The zither is struck and gives forth far-flying sound; the new music is wondrous, entering the spirit.

令lìng德dé唱chàng高gāo言yán，

识shí曲qū听tīng其qí真zhēn。

One of noble virtue sings lofty words; he who knows the tune hears what is true in them.

齐qí心xīn同tóng所suǒ愿yuàn，

含hán意yì俱jù未wèi申shēn。

Hearts made one in the same desire, the meaning cherished yet not spoken.

人rén生shēng寄jì一yī世shì，

奄yǎn忽hū若ruò飙biāo尘chén。

A man's life is lodged for a single generation, sudden as dust in a whirlwind.

何hé不bù策cè高gāo足zú，

先xiān据jù要yào路lù津jīn。

Why not whip a swift horse and be first to seize the key ford?

无wú为wéi守shǒu穷qióng贱jiàn，

轗kǎn轲kē长cháng苦kǔ辛xīn。

Do not cling to poverty and low estate, long wretched and embittered.

阅读注记

“轗轲”一作“坎坷”，均表示困顿不得志。