《茶人》陸龜蒙(?-881) 《Tea Man》Lu Gui Meng
天賦識靈草 I know tea leaves by intuition
自然鐘野姿 Nature displays wild beauties in fusion
閒來北山下 Leisurely I ascend the north hill to behold
似與東風期 As if on a date with spring arrival Continue reading
《Tea Hut》 Pi Yu Xiu
陽崖枕白屋 A grey hut stands beneath the south cliff
幾口嬉嬉活 A small family happily lives
棚上汲紅泉 A clear spring runs through the bamboo deck
焙前蒸紫蕨 Before baking tender tea tips give a sweet sap Continue reading
《近年集字成句六首》
《口占六字句記： 時光美殊 (Squamish)、威士拿 (Rainbow Lake三日遊》
〔* 2003年12 月曾與友人及各家子女來威士拿滑雪, 當時大兒在日本。〕
十二年前曾到*
而今羽燕高飛
幸仍體稱康健
享用山水多情 Continue reading
《A Friend Sent Me Tea》Li Deyu
劍外九華英 Around the Jian Mon in Sichuan tea is one of nine treasures
緘題下玉京 They were known in the ancient Capital in big measures
開時微月上 As the moon rises tea buds open wide
碾處亂泉聲 With spring whispers tea leaves are ground fine Continue reading
《Bright Spring Day after Rain》Shi Jian Wu
煎茶水裏花千片 In water boiling tea a thousand leaves dance in bubbles
候客亭中酒一樽 At the Waiting Pavilion a bottle of wine appears usual
獨對春光還寂寞 Alone in this bright spring day I feel singular
羅浮道士忽敲門 At my door just now a Daoist monk appears
《茶嶺》麥處厚(773-828) 《Tea Mountain》Mai Chu Hou
顧渚吳商絕 Purple tea of the Gu Mountain a monopoly of Wu merchants
蒙山蜀信稀 Tea leaves from Mt. Meng in Sichuan are national presents
千叢因此始 These are the pioneer tea plantations to remember
含露紫英肥 Nurtured by dews the best purple tea is full-bodied and tender
《送眰師》張籍(767-830) 《For Master Zhi》Zhang Ji
九星臺下煎茶別 Beneath the Nine Immortals Peak we make tea to bid goodbye
五老峰頭覓寺居 For a temple place amid the Old Men Zenith we venture to find
作得新詩旋相寄 We must exchange poems while living in separation
人來請莫達空書 And bring new works whence again we meet in anticipation
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就讓我們不再去浪蕩 拜倫 蕭若碧譯
So, we’ll go no more a-roving, 就讓我們不再浪蕩
So late into the night, 不再徜徉直至夜色迷茫
Though the heart be still as loving, 儘管愛戀仍滿載心腔
And the moon be still as bright. 明月皎皎仍高懸穹蒼
For the sword outwears its sheath, 因為鋒刃尖銳，劍鞘難以耐久
And the soul wears out the breast, 情懷迭宕，胸膛無法承受
And the heart must pause to breathe, 呼吸需要穩定心跳節奏
And love itself have rest. 愛戀激情必須稍休
Though the night was made for loving, 雖然夜半正好談愛
And the day returns too soon, 況且白日轉瞬又來
Yet we’ll go no more a-roving, 但我們不要再去浪蕩
By the light of the moon. 流連於良夜裡的月光
《琴茶》白居易 (772-846) 《Music and Tea》Bai Juyi
兀兀寄形群動內 To community activities I participate in delight
陶陶任性一生間 Happy always I take charge of all affairs in life
自拋官後春多醉 Retiring from office I drink high in spring days
不讀書來老更閑 Reading not often in old age leisure leads the way Continue reading
《Sleeping at the Breezy Pavilion》Fei Du
飽食緩行新睡覺 After waking I eat and walk idly
一甌新茗侍兒煎 Then call my son to bring a pot of newly brewed tea
脫巾斜倚繩床坐 Reclining on a string bed and scarf off I am at ease
風送水聲來耳邊 Listening to the sound of tides carried by breezes