经鲁祭孔子而叹之-Sacrificing to Confucius and Mourning Him When
Passing through Lu
五 言 律 诗
Five-Character-Regular-Verse
经鲁祭孔子而叹之
李隆基
夫子何为者？ 栖栖一代中。
地犹邹氏邑，宅即鲁王宫。
叹凤嗟身否，伤麟怨道穷！
今看两楹奠，当与梦时同。
Sacrificing to Confucius and Mourning Him When
Passing through Lu
Li Longji
For what indeed， my Master， did you strive
So hard and unceasingly all your life？
This place belongs to Zou Shire as in old days；
From this house Duke Lu a palace did raise.
The long absence of phoenix made you sigh
For adversities wherein you would lie；
At the ominous death of unicorn，
For the ending of your doctrines you’d mourn.
Offerings placed between two columns today
Must be like those in your dream you did say.