qìng庆lì历sì四nián年chūn春,téng滕zǐ子jīng京zhé谪shǒu守bā巴líng陵jùn郡。yuè越míng明nián年,zhèng政tōng通rén人hé和,bǎi百fèi废jù具xīng兴。nǎi乃chóng重xiū修yuè岳yáng阳lóu楼,zēng增qí其jiù旧zhì制,kè刻táng唐xián贤jīn今rén人shī诗fù赋yú于qí其shàng上。shǔ属yǔ予zuò作wén文yǐ以jì记zhī之。(jù具 tōng通:jù俱)
yǔ予guān观fū夫bā巴líng陵shèng胜zhuàng状,zài在dòng洞tíng庭yì一hú湖。xián衔yuǎn远shān山,tūn吞cháng长jiāng江,hào浩hào浩shāng汤shāng汤,héng横wú无jì际yá涯;cháo朝huī晖xī夕yīn阴,qì气xiàng象wàn万qiān千。cǐ此zé则yuè岳yáng阳lóu楼zhī之dà大guān观yě也,qián前rén人zhī之shù述bèi备yǐ矣。rán然zé则běi北tōng通wū巫xiá峡,nán南jí极xiāo潇xiāng湘,qiān迁kè客sāo骚rén人,duō多huì会yú于cǐ此,lǎn览wù物zhī之qíng情,dé得wú无yì异hū乎?
ruò若fū夫yín淫yǔ雨fēi霏fēi霏,lián连yuè月bù不kāi开,yīn阴fēng风nù怒háo号,zhuó浊làng浪pái排kōng空;rì日xīng星yǐn隐yào耀,shān山yuè岳qián潜xíng形;shāng商lǚ旅bù不xíng行,qiáng樯qīng倾jí楫cuī摧;bó薄mù暮míng冥míng冥,hǔ虎xiào啸yuán猿tí啼。dēng登sī斯lóu楼yě也,zé则yǒu有qù去guó国huái怀xiāng乡,yōu忧chán谗wèi畏jī讥,mǎn满mù目xiāo萧rán然,gǎn感jí极ér而bēi悲zhě者yǐ矣。(yǐn隐yào耀 yí一zuò作:yǐn隐yào曜;yín淫yǔ雨 tōng通:yín霪yǔ雨)
zhì至ruò若chūn春hé和jǐng景míng明,bō波lán澜bù不jīng惊,shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光,yí一bì碧wàn万qǐng顷;shā沙ōu鸥xiáng翔jí集,jǐn锦lín鳞yóu游yǒng泳;àn岸zhǐ芷tīng汀lán兰,yù郁yù郁qīng青qīng青。ér而huò或cháng长yān烟yì一kōng空,hào皓yuè月qiān千lǐ里,fú浮guāng光yuè跃jīn金,jìng静yǐng影chén沉bì璧,yú渔gē歌hù互dá答,cǐ此lè乐hé何jí极!dēng登sī斯lóu楼yě也,zé则yǒu有xīn心kuàng旷shén神yí怡,chǒng宠rǔ辱xié偕wàng忘,bǎ把jiǔ酒lín临fēng风,qí其xǐ喜yáng洋yáng洋zhě者yǐ矣。
jiē嗟fū夫!yǔ予cháng尝qiú求gǔ古rén仁rén人zhī之xīn心,huò或yì异èr二zhě者zhī之wèi为,hé何zāi哉?bù不yǐ以wù物xǐ喜,bù不yǐ以jǐ己bēi悲;jū居miào庙táng堂zhī之gāo高zé则yōu忧qí其mín民;chù处jiāng江hú湖zhī之yuǎn远zé则yōu忧qí其jūn君。shì是jìn进yì亦yōu忧,tuì退yì亦yōu忧。rán然zé则hé何shí时ér而lè乐yē耶?qí其bì必yuē曰:“xiān先tiān天xià下zhī之yōu忧ér而yōu忧,hòu后tiān天xià下zhī之lè乐ér而lè乐”hū乎。yī噫!wēi微sī斯rén人,wú吾shuí谁yǔ与guī归?
shí时liù六nián年jiǔ九yuè月shí十wǔ五rì日。