波斯短歌行譯箋 其五十七 當代 · 鐘錦
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曾調(diào)歷象民時,理自庸庸不足奇。
銷去明朝昨日,當前杯盞莫須辭。
注:○歷象歷法星象?!?span id="dcrkrmd" class='bold'>后漢書·律歷志中》:“祖堯岱宗同律度量,考在璣衡,以正歷象,庶乎有益。”唐玄宗春晚宴兩相及禮官麗正殿學(xué)士》詩:“陰陽調(diào)歷象,禮樂玄穹?!?span id="nn444m7" class='bold'>民時:猶農(nóng)時也?!?span id="zbv29w4" class='bold'>史記·五帝本紀》:“乃命羲和,敬順昊天,數(shù)法日月星辰,敬授民時?!鄙w莪默曾與歷法之訂,建觀象之臺也?!?span id="s2f2axn" class='bold'>庸庸:微貌。《漢書·梅福傳》:“毋若火,始庸庸?!?顏師古 注:“庸庸,微小貌也?!?br />Ah, but my Computations, People say,
Reduced the Year to better reckoning?——Nay,
'Twas only striking from the Calendar
Unborn To-morrow and dead Yesterday.