Appreciation of the charm of Chinese ancient poetry

归园田居 RETURN TO NATURE
陶渊明 Tao Yuan ming
种豆南山下，I sow beans’ neath southern hill;
草盛豆苗稀。Bean shoots are lost where weeds o’ erthepath grow.
晨兴理荒秽，I weed at dawn though early still;
带月荷锄归。I plod home with my moonlit hoe.
道狭草木长，The path is narrow, grasses tall,
夕露沾我衣。With evening dew my clothes wet,
衣沾不足惜，To which I pay no heed at all,
但使愿无违。If my desire can but be met.