中文原文﹕
靜夜四無鄰，
荒居舊業貧。
雨中黃葉樹，
燈下白頭人。
以我獨沉久，
愧君相訪頻。
平生自有分，
況是蔡家親。
英文翻譯 / English Translation﹕
Out here without a neighbour in the still of night,
In ruins are family property leaving me to survive poverty in the wilds.
Surrounded by trees of yellowing leaves in the rain,
I sit by a lamp with a head of grey becoming senile.
Long and alone I have dwelled in frustration and deprivation,
Yet you come often to visit still, feeling ashamed I have little to say for myself.
Perhaps predestined is our fellowship in life,
Furthermore, related by blood we are, making us ever so tight.
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