《賀新郎 • 寄李伯紀丞相》 張元幹(1091-1161) __ 江紹倫英譯

《Tune: For the Bridegroom • To Prime Minister Lee》 Zhang Yuen Gan (1091-1161)

曳杖危樓去  I ascent the tower helped by my cane
斗垂天  The Big Dipper hangs
滄波萬頃  In the river billows surge high and wide
月流煙渚  On the foggy landing the moon shines
掃盡浮雲風不定  Clouds driven away winds remain
未放扁舟夜渡  No boat will carry me over the river tonight
宿雁落  Wild geese roost
寒蘆深處  Deep in reeds
悵望關河空弔影  Here I look for my lone shadow
正人間鼻息鳴鼉鼓  Where people dwell snoring rise like drumming
誰伴我  Who would keep step with me
醉中舞  To dance in drunken spree Continue reading →

《念奴嬌》  宋江(?-1141) __ 江紹倫英譯

《Tune: Remembering Palace Maid》 Song Jiang (?- 1141)
天南地北  From south of heaven to earth north
問乾坤何處  Where I ask
可容狂客  Could a caring man reside
借得山東煙水寨  I borrow a waterside ford east of the big mount
來買鳳城春色  To imitate the grandeur of the old Capital
翠袖圍香  Young maidens in fragrant clothes
鮫綃籠玉  Women decorated in classy jewels
一笑千金值  Any smile is worth a thousand gold
神仙體態  They appear like angels
薄幸如何銷得  All encounters lead to happiness special

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《水調歌頭:遊覽》 黃庭堅 (1045-1105) 江紹倫英譯

  《Tune:Prelude to Water Melody: Seeing as I go》 Huang Ting Jian

瑤草一何碧                       Divine Grasses are green all over
春入武陵溪                       Spring at Peach Flower Valley hover
溪上桃花無數                  Where peach flowers bloom in huge numbers
枝上有黃鸝                       Oriels on every branch linger
我欲穿花尋路                  I try to find my path through the flowers
直入白雲深處                  To enter where clouds flow
浩氣展虹霓                       And feel the grandeur of the rainbow
只恐花深裏                       My concern rests with the flowers
紅露濕人衣                       Their red dews may wet my clothes

坐玉石 倚玉枕                Reclining against a boulder I sit
拂金徽                               And adjust notes melodic
謫仙何處                           Where is Li Bai the legend poet
無人伴我白螺杯              Who would drink with me this minute
我為靈芝仙草                  I seek for grass immortal
不為朱唇丹臉                  Not for fame or worldly materials
長嘯亦何為                       I croon to no avail
醉舞下山去                       Tipsy I walk down the hill carefully
明月逐人歸                       The moon follows me home willingly

《無題》寒山 (唐)__ 江紹倫英譯

《無題》寒山 (唐)  《No Title》 Han Shen (Tang Dynasty)

自樂平生道   My way of life features self-recreation
煙蘿石洞間   Living in a cave up on high mountain
野情多放曠   ’Tis a natural feeling of being wild and free
長伴白雲間   With white clouds keeping me company Continue reading →

《農夫問道》《問答》《如何見佛》《問法號》 布袋和尚(唐) __ 江紹倫英譯

《農夫問道》 布袋和尚(唐)

手執青秧種福田
低頭便見水中天
六根清淨方為道
退步原來是向前

《To a Farmer 》Cotton Bag Monk (Tang Dynasty)

I plant a rich paddy field tender shoots in hand
In the water the sky smiles at me as I bow my head
Keeping my mind serene I surely see the Way
Every backward step means forward progress made Continue reading →

《浣溪沙》《採桑子》歐陽修(1007-1072) __ 江紹倫英譯

《Tune: Silky Sand Brook》Ouyang Xu

堤上游人逐畫船        People on the dyke follow the ornate boat
拍堤春水四垂天        Spring tides caress the shore their froths unfold
綠楊樓外出鞦韆        From outside the green wall a swing occasionally shows Continue reading →

《鷓鴣天》蘇軾 (1037-1101) __江紹倫英譯

《Tune: Partridge Sky》Su Shi

林斷山明竹隱墻        Where woods divide and bamboos hide the hills are vivid
亂蟬衰草小池塘        On wilted grass cicadas sing on a pond’s limit
翻空白鳥時時見        White birds show their skillful wings before our eyes
照水紅蕖細細香        Reflected on fragrant red lilies they frequently shine Continue reading →