A Miscellany for West Lake

By Li Diao-yuan

The barge docked next to the Broken Bridge in daylight,

such a scene of spring I stealing, I also have a chilled out.

A few rounds of playing and singing, after crowd dispersed,

a vivid sunset still shining, over the front mountain, it's bright.

translated by Chen Zihong

西湖杂诗

【清】李调元

画船日泊断桥湾，
偷得春光也学闲。
几度笙歌人散后，
夕阳依旧满前山。

注：李调元（1734-1803），字羹堂，号雨村，别署童山蠢翁，四川罗江县（今四川省德阳市罗江县调元镇）人。清代四川戏曲理论家、诗人。李调元与张问陶（张船山）、彭端淑合称“清代蜀中三才子”。