《On Business》Wang Wei
輕陰閣小雨 In my cool bower I appreciate a rain fine
深院晝慵開 Waking from a good nape my mind opens wide
坐看蒼苔色 Sitting in quietude I watch the mosses green
欲上人衣來 Their beauty dyes my clothes in gleam
《On Business》Wang Wei
輕陰閣小雨 In my cool bower I appreciate a rain fine
深院晝慵開 Waking from a good nape my mind opens wide
坐看蒼苔色 Sitting in quietude I watch the mosses green
欲上人衣來 Their beauty dyes my clothes in gleam
《Autumn Wild》 Du Fu
易識浮生理 To know the order of life is elementary
難教一物違 To find exceptions to the rule is thorny
水深魚極樂 Deep water offers a place for fishers to merry
林茂鳥知歸 Dense woods provide homes for birds to roost safely Continue reading
《溪居》柳宗元 《My Dwelling by the Stream》Liu Zong Yuan
久爲簪組累 Bound by official girdles for many years
幸此南夷謫 I’m happy to be banished to the wild southern spheres
閑依農圃鄰 In leisure a pastoral neighbor and I make friends
偶似山林客 I am a guest with trees in the hill end to end Continue reading
《An Autumn Night Song》Wang Wei
桂魄初生秋露微 The moon shines on fresh dews
輕羅已薄未更衣 She continues to wear thin robes still
銀箏夜久殷勤弄 She plays the silver lute repeatedly all night
心怯空房不忍歸 Afraid to return to her bower with no one in sight
《贈別二首》杜牧 《Parting (two poems)》Du Mu
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娉娉裊裊十三余 Slender and graceful she is in early teens
豆蔻梢頭二月初 Like a cardamom tip with growing hints
春風十裏揚州路 Vernal breezes warm up ten miles of scenic roads
卷上珠簾總不如 Behind roll up curtains her beauty brilliantly shows Continue reading
月
如斗
光如晝
窗前垂柳
隨風迎清秋
柳下花前邂逅
嚐酒咏詩黃昏後
閉月羞花輕羅錦綉
欲語還休歡笑銘心頭
良辰薄雲起星晞皓月收 Continue reading
《夢李白》杜甫 《Dreaming of Li Bai》Du Fu
死別已吞聲 We weep when death renders us apart
生別常惻惻 Separation while living wrenches our hearts
江南瘴癘地 The southern country is known for malaria mire
逐客無消息 I grieve having no news from you in exile there Continue reading
《利州南渡》 《Ferrying South from Lizhou》 Wen Tingyun
澹然空水對斜暉 The slanting rays of sunset shines on limpid water
曲島蒼茫接翠微 Jagged islets float under a blue sky near
波上馬嘶看棹去 Horses neigh seeing the ferry moving away
柳邊人歇待船歸 People wait for returning boats in willow shades Continue reading