Li Bai: Propose a Toast Zhongdou, a Petty Government Worker, Who Has a Deciliter of Wine and Two Fish, Give This Poem as a Gift to Him at a Small Inn

Propose a Toast For Zhongdou, a Petty Government Worker, Who Has a Deciliter of Wine and Two Fish, Give This Poem as a Gift to Him at a Small Inn

酬 中 都 小 吏 携 斗 酒 双 鱼 于 逆 旅 见 赠

鲁 酒 若 琥 珀
汶 鱼 紫 锦 鳞。
山 东 豪 吏 有 俊 气
手 携 此 物 赠 远 人。

意 气 相 倾 两 相 顾
斗 酒 双 鱼 表 情 素。
酒 来 我 饮 之
鲙 作 别 离 处。

双 鳃 呀 呷 鬣 张
跋 剌 银 盘 欲 飞 去。
呼 儿 拂 机 霜 刃 挥
红 肥 花 落 白 雪 霏。
为 君 下 箸 一 餐 饱
醉 着 金 鞍 上 马 归。

Chou Zhong Dou Xiao Li Xie Dou Jiu Shuang Yu Yu Ni Lu Jian Zeng

Lu jiu ruo hu po
Wen yu zi jin lin.
Shan dong hao li you jun qi
Shou xie ci wu zeng yuan ren.

Yi qi xiang qing liang xiang gu
Dou jiu shuang yu biao qing su.
Jiu lai wo yin zhi
Kuai zuo bie li chu.

Shuang sai ya xia lie zhang
Ba la yin pan yu fei qu.
Hu er fu ji shuang ren hui
Hong fei hua luo zi xue fei.
Wei jun xia zhu yi can bao
Zui zhao jin an shang ma gui.

Propose a Toast to a Zhongdou Petty Government Worker, Who Has a Deciliter of Wine and Two Fish, Give This Poem as a Gift to Him at a Small Inn

Shandong wine like amber
Wen River fish with purple scales, bright and pretty.
This Shandong government official of outstanding talent and spirit
From far away, holding the wine and fish as presents for me.

We two visit each other with will and spirit
His facial expression plain and quiet, did not ask for anything in return for the fish and wine.
The wine’s arrival leads me to drink
The fish will be quickly cooked.

Pair of gills trying to breathe, fins flapping
Trying to fly off the silver tray, kitchen worker silences it with a pair of knives.
Blood drained, scales stripped, exposing the snow-white meat.
Chopsticks dive in, we ate till were full
Drunk, saddle up on my golden horse, on my way down the road.