君自故鄉來  應知故鄉事
來日綺窗前  寒梅著花未

A Recontre     Wang Wei（698－756）江紹倫譯

Since you just came from my native land
I wonder if you hold large and small events in hand
Whence you passed by the window of my home
Was the winter plum already in bloom

寒雨連江夜入吳    平明送客楚山孤
洛陽親友如相問    一片冰心在玉壺

Adieu Xin Jian            Wang Chang Ling（698－756）江紹倫譯

You and I arrived at City Wu in cold rain last evening
By the solitary Chu Mountain I bid you farewell this morning
If my kins in the Capital should inquire about my well being
Tell them my mind is cool as ice in a wine jar made of jade

秦時明月漢時關    萬里長征人未還
但使龍城飛將在    不教胡馬度陰山

On the Frontier          Wang Chang Ling (698－756）江紹倫譯

The moon of the Chin Dynasty now shines on the gates of Han
Guarding the Great Wall a thousand li many warriors are no longer around
Were the Speedy General of Dragon City still abound
No Tartar steed would be allowed this side of Yin Shen

的歷流光小   飄颻弱翅輕
恐畏無人識   獨自暗中明

Firefly             Yu Shi Nan (558-635)             江紹倫譯

You shed a tiny trickling light
With wings weak and thin you fly
Wishing your identity to be known
You gleam in darkness even when alone

垂釣綠灣春  春深杏花亂
潭清疑水淺  荷動知魚散
日暮待情人  維舟綠楊岸

Fishing Bay                Chu Guang Xi (707-760)          江紹倫譯

I fish at Green Bay on a fine spring day
Apricots blossom wild on these late spring days
Seeing water clear I suspect the pool to be shallow
Watching moves of lotus plants I know where fishes go
I wait for my lover to appear when the sun sets low
And moor my boat on a bank of green willows

早秋驚落葉    飄零似客心
翻飛未肯下    猶言惜故林

Fallen Leaf     Kong Shao An (577-?) 江紹倫譯

I try to see leaves twirl in air during early fall
It feels like how a lone traveller roams with no home to call
Every leaf twists and twirls as if unwilling to fall
Lingering to show loyalty to the trees which mothered them all

杳杳寒山道  落落冷澗濱
啾啾常有鳥  寂寂更無人
淅淅風吹面  紛紛雪積身
朝朝不見日  歲歲不知春

The Cold Hill Way     Han Shen         江紹倫譯

Long long the way to Cold Hill
Inward inward the waterside chill
Chirp chirp I hear many a singing bird
Silent silent no one here to say any word
Crisp crisp winds blow across my face
Flake after flake snow covers my body
I look every morning and see no sun
I search every year meeting no spring

幽意無斷絕  此去隨所偶
晚風吹行舟  花路入溪口
際夜轉西壑  隔山望南斗
潭煙飛溶溶  林月低向後
生事且瀰漫  願為持竿叟

Spring Boating on the Ruoye Stream           Qiwu Qian        江紹倫譯

A reclusive life I continue to cherish
Whatever nature provides I’ll flourish
The evening breeze blows my boat ahead with steam
To reach the entrance of the welcoming floral stream
By night we turn west into the vale I well know
From this side of the hill I watch the Dipper agrow
Above the placid pool mist rises behold
The moon hangs high as seen in the forest below
As life proceeds calm and persisting
I am at peace an old man with a fishing rod abiding

慈母手中線     遊子身上衣
臨行密密縫     意恐遲遲歸
誰言寸草心     報得三春暉 

A Roamer Sings         Meng Jiao（751-814)            江紹倫譯

Needle and thread in mother’s hand
Preparing clothes for a son going to far away land
Sewing stitches quicken as parting draws near
His return may be in delay mother fears
Who says a son’s casual affection
Is adequate in return for Mum’s undivided devotion