On First Returning from Taking the Examinations: Feelings at Cloud-Stop Pavilion
For two months, the dust of the capital
has darkened my traveler's robe—
today at Cloud-Stop I'll relax my expression for a while!
How can the road compare with home?
My lute, my books must be waiting for me!
I'm already past my prime, and white hairs are appearing:
dare I betray these enlightened times
and inquire about the green mountains?
But for now, I'll ignore the hundred affairs,
and enjoy a good sleep
in this season of yellow flowers, and rain that falls and falls.
has darkened my traveler's robe—
today at Cloud-Stop I'll relax my expression for a while!
How can the road compare with home?
My lute, my books must be waiting for me!
I'm already past my prime, and white hairs are appearing:
dare I betray these enlightened times
and inquire about the green mountains?
But for now, I'll ignore the hundred affairs,
and enjoy a good sleep
in this season of yellow flowers, and rain that falls and falls.
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