咏螃蟹 – 皮日休

未游沧海早知名，有骨还从肉上生。

莫道无心畏雷电，海龙王处也横行。

Ode to Crabs by Pi Rixiu

Ere I tour the sea, the reputed crab I know,

Outside its flesh, a skeleton it doth grow.

Say not it’s spineless, in front of the thunderbolt

Or the Sea-Dragon-King, it dares strut to and fro.

Tr. Ziyuzile

26/09/2024