雜詩·其一
Miscellaneous Poems (I)
Tao Yuanming 陶淵明 (c. 365–427)
Six Dynasties · c. 414

Cold Library · Open Stacks · S-001014 · https://coldlibrary.com/s/001014
Rights: Jin dynasty poem; the author died in 427. 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/雜詩_(陶淵明) (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/tao-yuanming-miscellaneous-poems-1

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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。

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人生无根蒂，飘如陌上尘。
分散逐风转，此已非常身。
落地为兄弟，何必骨肉亲？
得欢当作乐，斗酒聚比邻。
盛年不重来，一日难再晨。
及时当勉励，岁月不待人。

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

Our lives have no roots or stems;
we drift like dust upon the road,
scattered, turning with the wind:
already we are not the selves we were.
Born into this world, we are all brothers;
why must it be only those of one blood?
When there is joy, let us be glad of it,
with a jug of wine to bring the neighbours in.
The prime of life does not come twice;
a day has only one morning.
Make good use of the time while it is here:
the years and months wait for no one.