酬张少府
By Wang Wei
晚年唯好靜,
萬事不關心。
自顧無長策,
空知返舊林。
松風吹解帶,
山月照彈琴。
君問窮通理,
漁歌入浦深。
Notes:
Audio poem performed by Susan Wan Dolling
Read the English-language translation, “Thanking Master Zhang with a Poem,” and the translator’s note, both by Susan Wan Dolling.
Source: Poetry (September 2023)