《New Tea Song for Prime Minister Si Chuan》LU Lun
三獻蓬萊始一嘗 I sent the Prime Minister a gift of fine tea thrice to sample
日調金鼎閱芳香 After his daily duties he takes in the fragrance ample
貯之玉合才半餅 Putting half a cake of the remaining tea in a box of jade
寄與阿連題數行 He sends it to his brother- in- law with words of accolade
《Happy to Grow Tea in My Garden》Wei Yingwu
潔性不可污 Its pure character must not meet with sully
為飲滌塵煩 Drinking it could wash clean all anxiety
此物信靈味 This thing tastes really supreme
聊因理郡馀 It comes from a land of greens Continue reading
《Drinking Tea by the Mountain Pond》Lin Yi
野泉煙火白雲間
Beneath white clouds a spring murmurs in the wild
坐飲香茶愛此山
How I love this mount sitting to drink tea for a while
岩下維舟不忍去
At the foot of the hill the mooring skiff is unwilling to leave
青溪流水暮潺潺
The green stream flows chattering in the eve
《Mountain Dweller》Zhang Qi
板橋人渡泉聲
Through a plank bridge you cross the murmuring spring
茅檐日午雞鳴
A rooster crows at mid-day beneath the thatched cabin
莫嗔焙茶煙暗
Be impatient not baking tea leaves in gentle fire
卻喜曬谷天晴
Rejoice the blazing sun dries your harvested rice fast
《Seeing Master Lu Off to Pick Teas》Huang Pu Zen
千峯待逋客 A thousand hills await Hermit Lu’s visit
香茗復叢生 Fragrant tea leaves thrive featuring tender tips
採摘知深處 He knows the best picks in the mountain deep
煙霞羨獨行 Alone he pursues following scenic leads Continue reading
《On Eating Tea Congee》Chu Guangxi
當晝暑氣盛 The mid-day heat is at its high
鳥雀靜不飛 Birds are too lazy to fly
念君高梧陰 I fancy you resting under a plane tree shade
復解山中衣 Your hill clothes open for cooling in haste
數片遠雲度 Clouds roam far two or three
曾不蔽炎暉 They had not shade the heat free Continue reading
《Ho Residence Revisited》Du Fu
落日平台上 We sit at the veranda towards eve
春風啜茗時 Time for a taste of tea in vernal breeze
石闌斜點筆 Dipping ink with our brushes by the stony rail
桐葉坐題詩 On broad plane leaves we write poetic tales Continue reading
《飲茶歌誚崔石使君》皎然《Tea Drinking Song for Master Cui》Jiao Ran
越人遺我剡溪茗 My southern friend sent me a gift of Shan Qi tea
採得金芽爨金鼎 In my kettle I boil the golden tender leaves
素瓷雪色縹沫香 The snowy white bubbles emit a fragrance so sweet
何似諸仙瓊蕊漿 It competes with the flower nectar the immortals eat
一飲滌昏寐 A first sip clears the late day drowsy head
情思爽朗滿天地 The mind happy wandering in cosmic spreads
再飲清我神 A second sip purifies the soul Continue reading
《西陵道士茶歌》溫庭筠 《A Tea Song of Daoist Si Ling》Wen Tingyun
乳竇濺濺通石脈 Water drips along icy columns in caves serene
綠塵愁草春江色 Spring grass and tea creams color the river green
澗花入井水味香 Wild flowers follow streams to the well fragrance in action
山月當人鬆影直 Amicable pines wave in moonshine to invite appreciation Continue reading
《與趙莒茶宴》錢起(722-780) 《A Tea Party with Zhao Ju》Qian Qi
竹下忘言對紫茶
Friends of Bamboo understand one another sipping teas purple
全勝羽客對流霞
An association tighter than Daoists tipsy with Immortal Brew
塵心洗盡意難盡
Emotional cares washed clear silent words have much to say
一樹蟬聲片影斜
A tree of singing cicadas precipitates but a light shade