Tao Yuanming's There Ain't Roots Or Stalks In One's Life Way 人生無根蒂，飄如陌上塵 Poem by Frank Yue

Miscellaneous Poems No.1 (of 12)
- by Tao Yuanming (365-427) (Jin Dynasty)
- Translated by Frank Ｃ Yue

There ain't roots or stalks in one's life way -
Like dusts on the road we drift around.
Dispersed, we go where the winds are bound;
Our body changes each passing day.

Two men may be born as brothers dear -
They shan't be the only family.
Enjoy yourselves while you are happy,
Have a care-free drink with your neighour.

Once the prime of our life's gone, it's gone -
There are no "two mornings" the same day.
On time we'd better be on our way,
For the Sun and Moon keep moving on.



《雜詩》(十二首其一)晉‧陶潛

人生無根蒂，飄如陌上塵；

分散逐風轉，此已非常身。

落地為兄弟，何必骨肉親？

得歡當作樂，斗酒聚比鄰。

盛年不重來，一日難再晨；

及時當勉勵，歲月不待人