2月26日

莫惱歌
清 石天基 ( 約 1659~? )

莫要惱，莫要惱，煩惱之人容易老；
世間萬事怎能全，可嘆癡人愁不了。
任你富貴與王侯，年年處處埋荒草；
放著快樂不會享，何苦自己等煩惱。
莫要惱，莫要惱，明月陰晴尚難保；
雙親膝下俱承歡，一家大小都和好。
菜飯飽，粗布衣，這個快活哪裡討？
富貴榮華眼前花，何苦自己討煩惱。

──選自《傳家寶全集》

February 26th

Don't Worry
Shi Tianji (Approx. 1659 - ? , Qing Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang and Zhi Yue

Don't worry, don't worry,
Troubled minds will age faster.
How can everything be perfect in this world?
Sadly, the foolish never stop worrying.
Be it the rich or aristocratic,
Each year many are buried beneath wild grass.
Forgetting to enjoy happiness;
Why does one only look for troubles?
Don't worry, don't worry,
Even the moon cannot always be full.
To please one’s parents by living under the same roof,
The entire family, old and young, are all well.
To have ragged clothes and enough to eat,
Where can one find such happiness?
Riches and honor, glory and splendor,
These are nothing but troubles.

── from Chuanjiabao Quanji (Complete Family Heirloom Collection)