《與諸子登峴山》《Up Mt. Xian with Friends》Meng Hao Ran
人事有代謝 Human affairs go through vicissitudes
往來成古今 They rise and recede so history constitutes
江山留勝跡 Immortal sites remain bright in hills and rills
我輩復登臨 We visit them to admire and feel Continue reading
《Singing to Myself》 Qiao Ji (1280-1345)
清風閑坐 I sit relaxed in cool breezes
白雲高臥 White clouds lie high at ease
面皮不受時人唾 To people’s critical views I defy
樂跎跎 Happily I sigh
笑呵呵 Laughingly I peal Continue reading
《銀雹泉》黃秉坤(?) 《Yin Bao Spring》Huang Bing Kun
愛汲新泉自煮茶 I love to brew my own tea with water from a new spring
一睹魚蟹眼生花 And watch fish and crab eyes in the broth swing
此間便足消煩熱 All my worries disappear in a moment like this
豈必清門學种瓜 Why need I learn to grow melons to please
《感通寺與僧舊話》劉維 (明)
《Past Chats With a Monk at Gam Tong Temple》Liu Wei (Ming Dynasty )
竹居瀟洒白雲邊 A bamboo cabin stands next to cloud’s edge
僧話留連茗熏煎 With a monk brewing tea repeatedly I chat
海山久思惟有夢 In dreams one can handle national affairs at ease
心中長住不知年 And forget about the passing of yester-years
《Tune: Vibrant Melody》Li Yan (1232-1303)
雨過水明霞 The water is clean and sublime after rain
潮回岸帶沙 Returning tides add to the banks sandy rims
葉聲寒 Leaves rattling cold
飛透窗紗 Through curtains behind the window
懊恨西風催世換 How regretful the west wind had changed the reign
更隨我 Following me
落天涯 To yonder horizon Continue reading
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《New Year Eve》Wen Tian Xiang
乾坤空落落 Heaven and earth exist wide and high
歲月去堂堂 My years gone my spirit freely ride
末路驚風雨 Winds and rains foretell the end of my road
窮邊飽雪霜 In the frontier I had endured stormy snows Continue reading
(Through Rose-Coloured Glasses)
九華六五同學聚舊聯歡記念
弹指一挥五十年
各奔前程闖四方
笑傲江湖君有成
暢話當年聚舊情
我來也
烏雲濃霧盍加京
面紗恐佈盡駭驚
晴天霹靂我來也
楓葉紅於十月間 Continue reading
《Stormy Rain over Mount Wu》Su Shi
遊人腳底一聲雷 A sudden thunder clap rouses the feet of travelers
滿座頑雲撥不開 Dark clouds so dense they defy plying dispersers
天外黑風吹海立 From the sky a black wind stirs up sea waves to stand
浙東飛雨過江來 Flying rains from the east cross the river to present Continue reading
《Meeting the Master of Mount Helan》Wang An Shi
賀蘭山上幾株松 How many pines are growing in Helan Mount
南北東西有幾峰 How many peaks stand in all directions around
買得往来今幾日 You dwell in here since how many days ago
尋常誰與坐従容 Who sits with you at ease in days usual