秋暮吟望
[清]赵执信
小阁高栖老一枝，
闲吟了不为秋悲。
寒山常带斜阳色，
新月偏明落叶时。
烟水极天[1]鸿有影，
霜风卷地菊无姿。
二更短烛三升酒，
北斗低横未拟窥[2]。
注释：
[1]极天：形容湖水浩渺无边。
[2]拟窥：拟，打算。窥：窥视，观看。
Late Autumn
Zhao Zhixin
I perch in little bower like an olden tree;
I croon at leisure not because autumn grieves me.
Cold hills oft bear the rays of the sun on decline;
The crescent moon prefers o’er fallen leaves to shine.
Wild geese leave shadows on waves blending with the sky;
When frosty winds sweep the land, chrysanthemums sigh.
A jar of wine before short candle at midnight,
The Dipper hanging low fades and is lost to sight.
