English Rendering
I am old now.
Do I care for wealth and rank the world prizes?
Wealth and rank would lead to crisis.
Mu left the king who neglected to serve him wine,
And Tao would not bow for his stipend but resign.
Master Mu,
Prefect Tao,
I’ll learn from you.
I’ll build a garden called “Recluse”
And a pavilion where I may do what I choose.
I’ll drink at leisure
And chant with pleasure.
Land changes hands from year to year in north and south.
How many spoonfuls could one put at once in his mouth?
Stop your old song!
Do not tell me what’s right or wrong!
