遣悲怀其二

元稹

遣悲怀其二

谢公最小偏怜女， 自嫁黔娄百事乖。

顾我无衣搜荩箧， 泥他沽酒拔金钗。

野蔬充膳甘长藿， 落叶添薪仰古槐。

今日俸钱过十万， 与君营奠复营斋。

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Yuan Zhen

ELEGY II

O youngest, best-loved daughter of Xie,

Who unluckily married this penniless scholar,

You patched my clothes from your own wicker basket,

And I coaxed off your hairpins of gold, to buy wine with;

For dinner we had to pick wild herbs ——

And to use dry locust-leaves for our kindling.

...Today they are paying me a hundred thousand ——

And all that I can bring to you is a temple sacrifice.