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Collected Works of Tao Yuanming

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Titolo originale: 陶渊明集

Tao Yuanming’s poetry and prose explore rural life, withdrawal from office and the search for an independent way of living.

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Collected Works of Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming turns ordinary experiences of farming, friendship and home into reflections on freedom and the shape of a worthwhile life. His poetry and prose place official ambition beside the claims of personal integrity and the rhythms of the natural world. This new English translation introduces the Chinese writer’s voice through themes of return, simplicity and the pleasures and uncertainties of retirement.

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The underlying Chinese work by Tao Yuanming (died 427) is in the public domain in China. The supplier confirms that this new English translation was commissioned by their own team and was AI-assisted, then reviewed and corrected by them. The new translation is supplied for this edition; it is not represented as a historical public-domain English translation.

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Collected Works of Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming

Capitolo in anteprimaClouds at Rest, with PrefaceAnteprima

“Clouds at Rest” expresses longing for relatives and friends. The wine jar is filled with freshly brewed wine, and the garden is adorned with the season’s first blossoms. Yet those I long to see cannot come, and sighs of sorrow fill my breast.

Clouds gather thickly, lingering in the sky; A fine and misty rain falls softly. Darkness covers all eight reaches of the world; Even the level roads are blocked. Quietly I dwell beside the eastern veranda, Alone I caress my wine vessel in the springtime. My dear friends are far away; I scratch my head and stand waiting in longing.

The resting clouds are dense and heavy; The seasonal rain falls in endless mist. Darkness spreads across the whole world; The level plains have become rivers. There is wine, there is wine; I drink at leisure beside the eastern window. How deeply I long for those I cherish, Yet neither boat nor carriage can reach them.

The trees in the eastern garden Have put forth flourishing branches. They compete in displaying their fresh beauty, As though to awaken my feelings. People often say That the sun and moon are forever hastening onward. How I wish we could draw our seats close together And talk of all that has happened in our lives.

Lightly the birds fly down To rest upon the branches in my courtyard. Folding their wings, they settle peacefully, Their lovely songs answering one another. It is not that there are no others in the world, But my thoughts of you are especially deep. My wish to meet you remains unfulfilled; How can I bear this lingering regret?

Capitolo in anteprimaThe Seasons' Course, with PrefaceAnteprima

“The Seasons' Course” describes an excursion in late spring. Spring garments have been prepared, and the landscape is harmonious and pleasant. Wandering alone with only my shadow for company, I feel joy and melancholy mingled in my heart.

The seasons move steadily onward; How gentle and peaceful this beautiful morning. I put on my spring garments And make my way toward the eastern outskirts. The mountains have shed their lingering mists; The sky grows warm beneath thin clouds. A breeze comes from the south, Tenderly stirring the new shoots.

Broad and shining lie the level marshes; I wash and refresh myself beside their waters. The distant prospect stretches endlessly; I gaze upon it with delight. People have often said That contentment is easily attained. I raise a cup of wine And find myself happily at ease.

My gaze extends toward the middle of the stream; My thoughts wander to the clear waters of the Yi. There, young men and boys completed their springtime rites And returned home singing leisurely. I love that tranquil pleasure; Its memory accompanies me waking and sleeping. I only regret that we live in different ages, And that such freedom cannot be recovered.

Morning and evening, I rest within my humble dwelling. Flowers and herbs grow in ordered beds; Trees and bamboo cast their deep shade. A clear-toned zither lies across the couch; Half a jar of coarse wine stands nearby. The golden ages of Huangdi and Yao are beyond my reach; Only I remain to sigh over their passing.

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02Clouds at Rest, with Preface
  3. 03The Seasons' Course, with Preface
  4. 04The Flourishing Tree, with Preface
  5. 05Presented to Lord Changsha, with Preface
  6. 06In Response to Ding of Chaisang
  7. 07Reply to Adjutant Pang, with Preface
  8. 08Encouraging Agriculture
  9. 09Naming My Son
  10. 10The Returning Bird
  11. 11Form, Shadow, and Spirit, with Preface
  12. 12Form Presents a Poem to Shadow
  13. 13Shadow Replies to Form
  14. 14Spirit Explains
  15. 15Living at Leisure on the Ninth Day, with Preface
  16. 16Five Poems on Returning to Gardens and Fields
  17. 17I
  18. 18II
  19. 19III
  20. 20IV
  21. 21V
  22. 22An Excursion to Xiechuan, with Preface
  23. 23Shown to Zhou Xuzhi, Zu Qi, and Xie Jingyi
  24. 24Begging for Food
  25. 25An Excursion with Friends beneath the Cypress Trees at the Zhou Family Tomb
  26. 26A Poem of Lament in the Chu Mode, Shown to Secretary Pang and Administrator Deng
  27. 27Reply to Adjutant Pang, with Preface
  28. 28Written on the First Day of the Fifth Month, Harmonizing with Secretary Dai
  29. 29Drinking Alone during Continuous Rain
  30. 30Two Poems on Moving House
  31. 31I
  32. 32II
  33. 33Harmonizing with Liu of Chaisang
  34. 34In Response to Liu of Chaisang
  35. 35Two Poems Harmonizing with Secretary Guo
  36. 36I
  37. 37II
  38. 38Seeing Off a Guest at Commander Wang's Residence
  39. 39Farewell to Yin of Jin'an, with Preface
  40. 40Presented to Senior Secretary Yang, with Preface
  41. 41At Year's End, Harmonizing with Attendant Zhang
  42. 42Harmonizing with Hu of the Western Office, Shown to Gu of the Judicial Office
  43. 43Mourning My Younger Cousin Zhongde
  44. 44Written While Passing Qu'a upon First Serving as an Adjutant in the Army of Defense
  45. 45Two Poems Written in the Fifth Month of the Gengzi Year, When Wind Prevented My Return from the Capital at Guilin
  46. 46I
  47. 47II
  48. 48Traveling at Night through Tukou in the Seventh Month of the Xinchou Year, Returning to Jiangling after Leave
  49. 49Two Poems Written in Early Spring of the Guimao Year, Remembering Ancient Farmers at My Rural Home
  50. 50I
  51. 51II
  52. 52Written in the Twelfth Month of the Guimao Year for My Younger Cousin Jingyuan
  53. 53Passing Qianxi on an Official Mission to the Capital as an Adjutant of the Jianwei Army in the Third Month of the Yisi Year
  54. 54Returning to My Former Home
  55. 55Encountering Fire in the Sixth Month of the Wushen Year
  56. 56The Ninth Day of the Ninth Month in the Jiyou Year
  57. 57Harvesting Early Rice in the Western Fields in the Ninth Month of the Gengxu Year
  58. 58Harvesting at My Farm in Xiazuan in the Eighth Month of the Bingchen Year
  59. 59Twenty Poems on Drinking, with Preface
  60. 60I
  61. 61II
  62. 62III
  63. 63IV
  64. 64V
  65. 65VI
  66. 66VII
  67. 67VIII
  68. 68IX
  69. 69X
  70. 70XI
  71. 71XII
  72. 72XIII
  73. 73XIV
  74. 74XV
  75. 75XVI
  76. 76XVII
  77. 77XVIII
  78. 78XIX
  79. 79XX
  80. 80Giving Up Wine
  81. 81Recounting Wine
  82. 82Scolding My Sons
  83. 83Written on an Occasion, with Preface
  84. 84The Winter Sacrifice Day
  85. 85Nine Poems in Imitation of Ancient Verse
  86. 86I
  87. 87II
  88. 88III
  89. 89IV
  90. 90V
  91. 91VI
  92. 92VII
  93. 93VIII
  94. 94IX
  95. 95Twelve Miscellaneous Poems
  96. 96I
  97. 97II
  98. 98III
  99. 99IV
  100. 100V
  101. 101VI
  102. 102VII
  103. 103VIII
  104. 104IX
  105. 105X
  106. 106XI
  107. 107XII
  108. 108Seven Poems on Impoverished Scholars
  109. 109I
  110. 110II
  111. 111III
  112. 112IV
  113. 113V
  114. 114VI
  115. 115VII
  116. 116On the Two Shu
  117. 117On the Three Worthy Men
  118. 118On Jing Ke
  119. 119Thirteen Poems Written While Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas
  120. 120I
  121. 121II
  122. 122III
  123. 123IV
  124. 124V
  125. 125VI
  126. 126VII
  127. 127VIII
  128. 128IX
  129. 129X
  130. 130XI
  131. 131XII
  132. 132XIII
  133. 133Three Funeral Songs
  134. 134I
  135. 135II
  136. 136III
  137. 137Linked Verses
  138. 138Rhapsody on the Frustrations of an Unrecognized Scholar, with Preface
  139. 139Rhapsody on Leisurely Feelings, with Preface
  140. 140Return Home! A Rhapsody, with Preface
  141. 141An Account of the Peach Blossom Spring, with a Poem
  142. 142Poem
  143. 143Biography of Lord Meng, Former Senior Secretary to the Jin General-in-Chief Who Pacified the West
  144. 144Appraisal
  145. 145Biography of the Gentleman of Five Willows
  146. 146Appraisal
  147. 147Eulogies for Figures Depicted on a Fan, with Eulogies for Shang Chang and Qin Qing
  148. 148Eulogies for Shang Chang and Qin Qing
  149. 149Nine Chapters of Reflections on History
  150. 150Boyi and Shuqi
  151. 151Jizi
  152. 152Guan Zhong and Bao Shu
  153. 153Cheng Ying and Gongsun Chujiu
  154. 154The Seventy-Two Disciples
  155. 155Qu Yuan and Jia Yi
  156. 156Han Fei
  157. 157The Two Confucian Scholars of Lu
  158. 158Zhang Changgong
  159. 159A Letter of Counsel to My Sons Yan and the Others
  160. 160Memorial Offering for My Younger Sister of the Cheng Family
  161. 161Memorial Offering for My Younger Cousin Jingyuan
  162. 162Memorial Offering for Myself

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