枯鱼过河泣[1]
无名氏
枯鱼过河泣,
何时悔复及!
作书与鲂鱮[2]:
相教[3]慎出入!
注释:
[1] 枯鱼过河泣:收入《杂曲歌辞》,这首诗写一个遭遇横祸的人以枯鱼自比,警告亲友凡事要小心谨慎。
[2] 鲂:形似鳊鱼。鱮:鲢鱼。
[3] 相教:相告。
Song of a Dried Fish
Anonymous
A dried fish weeps, ferried across the stream;
Already caught now, he repents too late.
He writes a letter to the tench and bream,
Warning them to be wary of the bait.