幽谷
Serene Valley
方岳
By Fang Yue
入林不厭深,
避世不厭獨。
倦飛鳥知還,
毋憚下喬木。
The deeper in forest, the better I would feel.
The lonelier reclusion is a more worthy deal.
The birds know when to return after a tired flight,
And from the high trees they do not fear to alight.
譯于2018年5月18日。
方岳(1199--1262)字巨山,號秋崖,新安祁門(今屬安徽)人。理宗紹定五年(1232)進士,曾為文學掌教,后任袁州太守,官至吏部侍郎。因忤權要史嵩之、丁大全,賈似道諸人,終生仕途失意。工于詩,多描寫農村生活與田園風光,質樸自然。其詞多抒發愛國憂時之情,風格清健。著有《秋崖集》四十卷,詞集有《秋崖詞》。