Yuan Mei Poem: The Chickens – 袁枚《鸡》

鸡

[清]袁枚

养鸡纵[1]鸡食，

鸡肥乃烹之。

主人计自佳，

不可使鸡知。

注释：

[1]纵：放纵，任凭。

The Chickens

Yuan Mei

The chickens eat their fill;

They’re boiled when fat they grow.

The feeder’s wise and will;

Not let the chickens know.