先生不知何許人也，亦不詳其姓字。宅邊有五柳樹，因以為號焉。閑靜少言，不慕榮利。好讀書，不求甚解；每有會意，欣然忘食。性嗜酒，家貧不能恆得。親故知其如此，或置酒招之；造飲輒盡，期在必醉。既醉而退，曾不吝情去留。環堵蕭然，不蔽風日；短褐穿結，簞瓢屢空，晏如也。嘗著文章自娛，頗己意。忘懷得失，以此自終。贊曰：黔婁有言：「不戚戚於貧賤，不汲汲於富貴。」其言茲若人之儔乎？銜觴賦詩，以樂其志。無懷氏之民歟？葛天氏之民歟？
〔款識〕乙酉清明於居山堂，偶錄陶淵明五柳先生傳，蓴波周澄書。
〔鈐印〕遊戲、周澄、蓴波
The gentleman's background is unknown, and his name is also unclear. There were five willow trees by his residence, so he adopted the name after them. He was quiet and seldom spoke, uninterested in fame and fortune. He loved reading but never sought deep understanding; whenever he grasped something, he would forget to eat in joy. He had a fondness for wine, but his poverty meant he could not always afford it. His friends, knowing his nature, would sometimes invite him to drink; whenever he drank, he would finish the wine, determined to get drunk. Once drunk, he would leave, unconcerned about whether he was welcome to stay or not. His simple dwelling had only bare walls, unable to block the wind or sun; his coarse clothes were patched, and his bowl and gourd were often empty, yet he remained content. He wrote essays for his own enjoyment, satisfying himself. He cared not for gain or loss, living this way until the end. The eulogy says: Qian Lou once said, I am not troubled by poverty or low status, nor do I strive for wealth and power. His words seem to describe this man! He raised his cup and composed poems, happy with his aspirations. Could he be a man of the Wuhuai clan? Or of the Gaitian clan?
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Written by Chunbo Chou Chen during the Qingming Festival of the year of Yiyou at Jushan Hall, recording Tao Yuanming's Biography of the Five-Willow Gentleman.
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Playful、Chou Chen、Chunbo