Su Shi's Book in Dan'er Series: Selected Works of Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties Su Shi's Book in Dan'er
Original text When I first arrived in the South China Sea, I looked around at the boundless sky and water, feeling sad and sad, saying: "Why "How can we reach this island?" Just think about it, the heaven and the earth are in the stagnant water, Kyushu is in the Great Sea, and China is in the Shaohai. Who is not on the island? Raspberry water is on the ground, mustard floats on the water, ants cling to the mustard, and they are at a loss and don't know what to do. After a while, the water dried up, and the ant went away. When he saw his kind, he burst into tears and said, "I almost never see you again. Did you know that there is a square track and eight directions between the elevations?" You can smile when you think of this. On the twelfth day of the ninth month of Wuyin, I drank a small amount of wine with a guest and got drunk, and wrote this letter.
Notes 1 Dayinghai: the sea, equivalent to the ocean. 2 mustard: grass.
Translation When I first arrived in Hainan Island, I saw the sky and water connecting the sky and the water. It is in the water. The huge Kyushu is surrounded by the sea, and China is surrounded by the smaller ocean. Who can say that he does not live on an island? Pour a basin of water on the ground, and the grass will float on the water. The ants will crawl onto the grass, confused and wondering what to do. Soon, the water dried up, and the ant crawled away. When he saw his kind, he couldn't help but said sadly: "I thought I wouldn't see you anymore, but I didn't know that just a moment later, a wide road appeared." Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile. . On September 12, Wuyin year, I was slightly drunk after drinking with a guest, and casually wrote down these feelings on paper.
Comments Dan'er, the name of the ancient county, is located in the northwest of Danzhou, Hainan. This article was written in Dan'er in the first year of Yuanfu (1098) by Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty. It is titled "Testing the Writing from the Book".