《Winds》 Li Qiao

解落三秋葉  Falling leaves in late autumn they blow
能開二月花  Early spring blooms they show
過江千尺浪  Thousand feet waves across the river they heave
入竹萬竿斜  Ten thousand poles punting boats they weave Continue reading →

《Tune: Moon Over West River》Xin Qi Ji

萬事煙雲忽過   Ten thousand affairs gone like clouds and haze
一身蒲柳先衰   A hundred years of willows withered away
而今何事最相宜  What is best for me to do at present?
宜醉                                     To get drunk
宜遊                                     To leisure
宜睡                                     To sleep Continue reading →

《Tune: Longing for You》Nalan Xingde

山一程                                    Legging hills far
水一程                                    Legging rills far
身向榆關那畔行        Toward lands outside the Pass I go
夜深千帳燈                Past midnight a thousand tents aglow Continue reading →

《Weeping for Old Qi the Brewer》 Li Bai

紀叟黃泉裡  Old Man Ji has gone to the Yellow Spring
還應釀老春  Would he be still brewing his Wine of Spring
夜台無曉日  When you see Li Bai no more at night
沽酒與何人  To whom could you sell brews so fine