Ancient poems about drinking:
1. Drinking with a stranger in the mountains
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The two drank together while the mountain flowers bloomed, Cup after cup.
I am drunk and want to sleep, please go away. I will bring Qin to you tomorrow morning.
Translation:
The two of us drank together among the blooming mountain flowers. We were very drunk, drinking one glass after another. It was really fun.
I am drunk and want to sleep. You can leave on your own. If the fun is not over, come back tomorrow morning with Qin in your arms.
2. Linjiangxian·Drinking on Dongpo at night and waking up drunk again
Song Dynasty: Su Shi
Drinking on Dongpo at night and waking up again and drunk again, returning as if at midnight. The boy's breath is thundering. No one knocks on the door, but leans on the stick and listens to the sound of the river. ?
I always regret that this body is not mine. When will I forget about Yingying? The wind is quiet at night and the grain is flat. The boat passed away from now on, and the river and sea left it for the rest of my life.
Translation:
Drinking in Dongpo at night, getting drunk and then waking up, and then drinking again. It seemed to be midnight when I returned. The child snored loudly, and even when he called the door repeatedly, there was no answer. I had no choice but to stand by the river with a stick and listen to the sound of the rushing water.
I always regret that I am in the official career, and this body is no longer my own. When can we forget about chasing fame? It was late at night, the wind was calm, and the water was calm. I really want to get on a small boat and disappear, and spend the rest of my life in the misty rivers and lakes.
3. Ask Liu Shijiu
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
New fermented wine from green ants, small red clay stove.
It’s snowing in the evening, can you have a drink?
Translation:
The light green rice wine is brewed and the small stove is heated.
The sky is getting dark and the snow is getting thicker. Can you take a look at the humble house and drink a glass of warm wine?
4. Farewell in nine days
Tang Dynasty: Wang Zhihuan
Ji Ting is desolate and there are few old friends. Where can I climb high and send him back. ?
Today it will be the same as Fangju wine. Tomorrow it will be Duan Pengfei.
Translation:
There are very few acquaintances and old friends in this windy and roaring place. Where can we find a high place to see friends returning home?
Today we can still gather together to drink the fragrant chrysanthemum-scented wine, but tomorrow we will hurriedly leave like a floating canopy with broken roots.
5. Inscribed on the Yuan Family's Farewell Business/Occasionally Visiting the Master's Garden
Tang Dynasty: He Zhizhang
The owner did not know each other, so he sat in the forest spring.
Don’t worry about selling wine, you will have money in your pocket.
Translation:
The owner of the villa and I have never met, but I came here occasionally to sit and admire the trees and stone springs.
Master, don’t worry about buying wine, your pockets are bulging, there is no shortage of money for drinking.