高山仰止—試問閒愁都幾許__江紹倫

凌波不過橫塘路
但目送    芳塵去
錦瑟年華誰與渡
月臺花榭    琑窗朱戶
惟有春知處

碧雲冉冉蘅臬暮
彩筆新題斷腸句
試問閒愁都幾許
一川煙草    滿城風絮
梅子黃時雨                                                         賀鑄《青玉案》

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昭君怨__萬俟詠

昭君怨__萬俟詠

春到南樓雪盡  驚動燈期花信  小雨一番寒  倚闌幹

莫把闌幹倚  一望幾重煙水  何處是京華  暮雲遮

Moqi Yong
Tune: Lament of Princess Zhao Jun    江紹倫譯

Snow gone when spring arrives at Southern Bower
Flower Fest and Lantern Days are here
A light rain brings back the chill
I lean on the rail

To what avail do I lean on the rail
I see only multiple folds of misty hills
Where is my old Capital
Behind the veil of evening clouds hanging tall

書湖陰先生壁—王安石 (公元1021一1086)

茅檐長掃靜無苔
花木成畦手自栽
一水護田將綠繞
兩山排闥送青來

Written on the Wall of  Master Hu Yin                江紹倫譯

The cabin is swept spotlessly clean no moss will grow
Shrubs and flowers line the yard he planted with a single hoe
A stream nurtures the paddy fields brazing ever so green
Distant hills open the door their verdant beauty dwells in

高山仰止 — 疾風知勁草 智者必懷仁__江紹倫

……

唐太宗寫詩,盡有實際政治作用,表呈出他治理國家大事的智慧。但是,他的詩句卻又意深言簡,美不勝收。他的另一名作《賜蕭瑀》,不但表現出他洞悉政治角力的複雜,而且遇恩必報,用儒家獨有的忠恕思想消解眾官之間的猜忌和矛盾,製造團隊精神,和諧積極治國,詩云:

疾風知勁草     板蕩識誠臣

勇夫安識義     智者必懷仁

            這首詩的背景是這樣展開的。蕭瑀是唐高宗李淵的謀臣,本身又是南朝梁氏皇室子弟,隋煬帝的皇后的弟弟。武德九年,太子建成和齊王元吉謀位,欲借機殺害世民。當時老邁的高祖李淵聽信讒言,答應處決世民。蕭瑀明察形勢不公,力諫高祖不能這樣做,結果世民獲得釋放。不久,玄武門事變,秦兵殺了建成太子和齊王,高祖驚惶不知所措。蕭瑀又獻諫,建議禪位給世民,獲得接納。如是,世民便繼位登基,成為唐太宗了。
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「登岳阳楼」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

「登岳阳楼」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

昔闻洞庭水  今上岳阳楼  吴楚东南坼  乾坤日夜浮
亲朋无一字  老病有孤舟  戎马关山北  凭轩涕泗流

Ascending Yueyang Pagoda   Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

I have been aware of Lake Dongting for long
Today I ascend Pagoda Yueyang
Here the ancient south and eastern states disunite
Here sun and moon float in cycles day and night

No words from kinfolks and friends for years
A boat keeps me company in my declining years
On the northern frontier wars continue to rage
Leaning on rails tears on my face incessantly rain

高山仰止 –俯仰天地間 能為幾時客__江紹倫

 高大崇巍

            在儒家的審美體系中,崇高的概念巢於〝大〞的美學觀中。大的含義包括崇高,廣大和光輝。
孔子說:〝大哉堯之為君也。巍巍乎。唯天為大,唯堯則之。蕩蕩乎。民無能名焉。巍巍乎其有成功也。煥乎其有文章。〞(《論語‧泰伯》)
. . . . . .

在孔子的美學思想中,詩佔有十分重要的地位,他在《論語‧陽貨》中對學生說:〝小子何莫學夫《詩》?詩,可以興,可以觀,可以群,可以怨。邇之事父,遠之事君,多識於鳥獸草木之名。〞
. . . . . .

從人本體意識出發,《周易‧大傳》說:

〝天行健,君子以自强不息〞
〝地勢坤,君子以厚德載物〞。

兩句說話構成中華文化的基本思想。
第一句說明天與人是聯結不分的。所謂健,即天體運行永不休止的意思,人效法自然之道,所以也自强不息,從小到老, 都奮力修養道德,建樹人生。
第二句話中的坤是順的意思。在勢順的大地上,人與萬物都能够各遂其生,互相包容,各有特點。這樣,剛健有為的君子,厚德載物,自立立人,其本質構成道德規範中的人格操守。

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「江汉」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

「江汉」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

江汉思归客   乾坤一腐儒   片云天共远   永夜月同孤
落日心犹壮   秋风病欲疏   古来存老马   不必取长途

On the Han River    Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

I yearn for home drifting on the Han River
Caring not for world affairs a bookish scholar
Roaming about like clouds in the boundless sky
I stay up nights with the solitary moon nigh

With each setting sun I hold my spirit high
No sickness invade me as autumn winds blow
Old horses are cared for since time immemorial
They need not run long distance I was told

「绝句二首」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

「绝句二首」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

迟日江山丽  春风花草香  泥融飞燕子  沙暖睡鸳鸯

江碧鸟逾白  山青花欲燃  今春看又过  何日是归年

Two Quatrains   Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

 (I)

Late in the day the sun lingers o’er a beautiful scene
In the vernal breeze sweet grass and flowers scent serene
Swallows nest picking newly thawed mud busily
Basking on warm sand a pair of love birds doze happily

 (II)

O’er the blue river birds appear especially white
Blooming flowers their colours on green hills highlight
It is time for this spring to leave
Whence shall I be able to return home for thee

「赠花卿」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

「赠花卿」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

锦城丝管日纷纷  半入江风半入云
此曲只应天上有  人间能得几回闻

(花卿,名敬定,是成都尹崔光远的部将,曾因平叛立过功。但他居功自傲,骄恣不法,放纵士卒大掠东蜀;又目无朝廷,僭用天子音乐。杜甫赠诗予以委婉的讽刺。)

To General Hua   Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

Music of strings and flutes keeps the Silk Town aloud
Half of the tunes waft with the wind half reach the cloud
Such beautiful music should only be heard in celestial spheres
How often could it be played for human ears

长相思__万俟咏 (1100 -?)

長相思(雨)萬俟咏 (?-?)…………….粤语:萬俟[mak6 kei4 ] 音[ 陌奇]

一聲聲  一更更
窗外芭蕉窗裏燈  此時無限情

夢難成  恨難平
不道愁人不喜聽  空階滴到明

Tune:  Eternal Longing (rain)   Moqi Yong  (?-?)  江紹倫譯

Drip after drip
Hour after hour
I wait by the candlelight
Listening to raindrops beat banana leaves outside
I long for you every night

No dreams
Nor ease of sorrow
Rains care not how I dislike sounds they make
They beat the marble steps till morning