臨江仙·夜歸臨皋
To the Tune Linjiangxian: Returning at Night to Lingao
Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037–1101)
Song · 1082

Cold Library · Open Stacks · S-001058 · https://coldlibrary.com/s/001058
Rights: Song dynasty lyric (ci); the author died in 1101. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikisource, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/臨江仙_(蘇軾)/夜歸臨皋 (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/su-shi-returning-at-night-to-lingao

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夜飲東坡醒復醉，
歸來髣髴三更。
家童鼻息已雷鳴。
敲門都不應，
倚杖聽江聲。

長恨此身非我有，
何時忘却營營。
夜闌風靜縠紋平。
小舟從此逝，
江海寄余生。

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夜饮东坡醒复醉，
归来髣髴三更。
家童鼻息已雷鸣。
敲门都不应，
倚杖听江声。

长恨此身非我有，
何时忘却营营。
夜阑风静縠纹平。
小舟从此逝，
江海寄余生。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

Drinking at night on the Eastern Slope, sober and drunk again,
I come home at what seems the third watch.
The houseboy's breathing is already thunder.
I knock, and no one answers;
leaning on my staff, I listen to the river.

I have long regretted that this self is not my own:
when will I forget all this busy striving?
The night is late, the wind is still, the ripples are smooth.
In a little boat I will go from here,
and trust the rest of my life to the rivers and the sea.