Li Shangyin
Pure of heart and therefore hungry,
All night long you have sung in vain.
Oh, this final broken indrawn breath
Among the green indifferent① trees!
Yes, I have gone like a piece of driftwood②,
I have let my garden fill with weeds.
I bless③ you for your true advice
To live a life as pure as yours.
① indifferentadj. 不关心的;冷淡的;不重要的;不好的
② driftwoodn. 浮木
③ blessvt. 为……祝福;保佑,庇护;感谢,对……感激
蝉
李商隐
本以高难饱,
徒劳恨费声。
五更疏欲断,
一树碧无情。
薄宦梗犹泛,
故园芜已平。
烦君最相警,
我亦举家清。