竹石

Bamboos on the Rock

郑板桥

By Zheng Banqiao

咬定青山不放松，

立根原在破岩中。

千磨万击还坚劲，

任尔东西南北风。

You bite the green mountain so tight,

Rooted in the cracked rock you grow.

After so many beatings you still fight,

No matter in any direction winds blow.

译于2008年12月10日。

Gripping the green hills without letting go,

Originally you take root in the ragged rock.

Beaten after beaten, you are still so strong,

Despite winds from east, west, south or north.

译于2019年3月1日。