醉太平
感怀
张可久
人皆嫌[1]命窘,
谁不见钱亲?
水晶环入面糊盆[2],
才沾粘便滚。
文章糊了盛钱囤[3],
门庭改作迷魂阵,
清廉贬入睡馄饨,
葫芦提倒稳[4]。
注释:
[1]嫌:厌恶嫌弃。
[2]水晶环入面糊盆:一个个水晶环掉进面糊盆,不能滚动。比喻一个个聪明人陷进钱眼里,无法自拔。
[3]文章糊了盛钱囤:比喻将读书做文章当作是赚钱的工具。
[4]葫芦提倒稳:糊里糊涂,不会费心算计赚钱的日子倒是最稳当。
Tune: Drunk in Time of Peace
Reflection
Zhang Kejiu
Poverty is disliked by all.
Is money not dear to you?
If a crystal ring in a pot of paste should fall,
Could it not be pasted in view?
If a writer advertises for a millionaire,
His soul is puzzled with money and renown.
A sleepy head cannot be fair and square,
It would be safer to hold a gourd upside down.