鐵馬蒙氈 銀花洒淚 春入愁城 笛裡番腔 街頭戲鼓 不是歌聲
那堪獨坐青燈 想故國 高台月明 輦下風光 山中歲月 海上心情
《Tune: Green Willow Tendrils. Spring Thoughts》Liu Chenweng (1232-1297)
Armored steeds and woolen Mongol tents heavy
In memory silver lantern lights tears many
This spring the Capital is in captivity
Mongol flutes toot out songs northern
Drums roll at random on streets sudden
They are music heathen Continue reading
1939年秋，陳寅恪、唐篔夫婦與三個女兒避難香港
弦箭文章苦未休 權門奔走喘吳牛
自由共道文人筆 最是文人不自由
《A Poem after Reading Newspapers》Chen Yin Ke(1890-1969)
‘Tis a pity to see flattering essays in the literary scene
People rush to doors of power for comforting inn
Freedom implies rules for writings of quality
Alas how many writers know not what is to be free
《甲申除夕病榻作時目疾頗劇離香港又三年矣 (一九四五年二月)》 Continue reading
《Small Pond》Yang Wan Li (1127-1206)
泉眼無聲惜細流 Slowly a spring gushes in silence its source not seen
樹陰照水愛晴柔 Tree branches cast shadows in the water softly beam
小荷才露尖尖角 A lotus shoot emerges above water its bud gleams
早有蜻蜓立上頭 A dragonfly hurries to stand on it to survey the scene
《憶羅浮》古成之《Remembering Mt. Luofo》Gu Cheng Zhi (968-1038)
憶昔羅浮最上峰 I recall the highest peak of Mt. Luofo in days old
當年曾得寄仙踪 Up there dwelled immortals their presence known
憑闌月色出滄海 By the rail I watch the moon emerging from the sea
欹枕秋聲入古松 On my pillow I hear autumn winds amid old pines hiss Continue reading
《Tune: Sugar Rich Song_Passing Through Wu Chong Again》Liu Guo (1154-1206)
蘆葉滿汀州 The marshland is filled with thriving reeds
寒沙帶淺流 Cool sands underlie the shallow water’s leads
二十年重過南樓 It’s been twenty years since I last visited the south tower
柳下繫船猶未穩 My boat tied to the willows it moors not proper
能幾日 In days few
又中秋 The Mid-autumn Festival will be here Continue reading
《揚州官滿辭后土題玉立亭》《On Retirement from Office at Yangzhou》
天上人間一樹花 Humanity and the universe is one flowering tree
五年於此駐高牙 For five years I led the local office in this community
不隨紅藥矜春色 There is no amusement with spring blooms and gaiety
爲愛霜筠耐歲華 Like bamboo greens I respond to calls of natural duty Continue reading
《水調歌頭_題劍閣》
《Tune: Prelude to Water Melody_For the Sword Gate Tower》Cui Yu Zhi (1158-1239)
萬里雲間戍 Conflicts disturb ten thousand li of plateau terrain
立馬劍門關 At the Sword Gate Pass I sit on my steed to survey the ruins
亂山極目無際 Hills in varying sizes seen in a space with no limit
直北是長安 To the north our Capital stands in jeopardy Continue reading
《雙松》《Double Pines》 Yu Jing (1000-1064)
自古詠連理 Poets since old like to sing for diverse vegetation growths
多爲豔陽吟 And the brilliance of colorful sky shines they loaf
誰知抱高節 Those who hold fast to their integrity
生處亦同心 They group together into a like-mind community Continue reading
《Falling Leaves_Two Poems》 Huang Zhao (1788-1853)
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清晨鹿跡冷蒼苔 At clear morning deer footprints on moss path cool
殘籜份份卷作堆 Dry leaves many twirl together to pile up full
萬點烏鴉盤陣起 Crows take to the air in ten thousand dots
四山風雨逼秋來 Rains and winds in four hills delay autumn not Continue reading
《登大容山》《Climbing Mt. Darong》Wen Zho Xian (1812-1261)
一峯相送一峯迎 Leaving one peak another welcomes us in
千里崎岖路不平 A thousand li of bumpy roads therein
峭壁泉声晴亦雨 A series of springs gush beneath sharp cliffs creating drizzles
悬崖云影暗还明 Cloud shadows between mountain crags now dark now seen Continue reading