From office confinement all year long,
I have come out of town to be free this morning
Where willows harmonize the wind
And green hills lighten the cares of the world.
I lean by a tree and rest myself
Or wander up and down a stream.
.mw-parser-output .nowrap,.mw-parser-output .nowrap a:before,.mw-parser-output .nowrap .selflink:before{white-space:nowrap}. . . Mists have wet the fragrant meadows;
A spring dove calls from some hidden place.
. . . With quiet surroundings, the mind is at peace,
But beset with affairs, it grows restless again . . .
Here I shall finally build me a cabin,
As T'ao Ch'ien built one long ago.