Lazy Man's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABCDEFGHIJKLMNO| I have got patronage but am too lazy to use it | A |
| I have got land but am too lazy to farm it | A |
| My house leaks I am too lazy to mend it | A |
| My clothes are torn I am too lazy to darn them | B |
| I have got wine but am too lazy to drink | C |
| So it's just the same as if my cellar were empty | D |
| I have got a harp but am too lazy to play | E |
| So it's just the same as if it had no strings | F |
| My wife tells me there is no more bread in the house | G |
| I want to bake but am too lazy to grind | H |
| My friends and relatives write me long letters | I |
| I should like to read them but they're such a bother | J |
| to open | K |
| I have always been told that Chi Shu yeh | L |
| Passed his whole life in absolute idleness | M |
| But he played the harp and sometimes transmuted metals | N |
| So even he was not so lazy as I | O |
Bai Juyi
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