《一點》三宜明孟(明.清1647-1661) 《One Drop》Xan Yi Minyu
一點私情奈得羞 Keeping a drop of personal feelings evokes shame
也曾漏泄在君侯 I try to let known this love profane
相思正值春三月 Longing for love in every spring
花開花落總是愁 My heart remains same while flowers bloom and wane Continue reading
《南北》瞎堂遠(宋 1103-1176)《North and South》Xia Tong Yuan
南北東西老趙州 Master Zhao says he is all directions
見人騎馬也騎牛 People who ride on horses can also ride on oxen
清風月下尋歸路 A clear moon and gentle breezes can help me find my home
夫子門前問孔丘 Asking about Confucius is same as standing in his room Continue reading
《羊石雜詠十絕 (1921)》 《Ten Poems at Goat City》
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晚風涼抹粉牆東 Evening breezes cool the white walls east
碎步微吟韻小蟲 I amble singing to rhyme with insect songs at ease
為數歸鴻抬星眼 To count how many geese are returning I eye the sky
一枝春在小樓紅 A single flowering branch shows at my bower nigh
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《調笑令‧會場素描》《Tune: For a Laugh–Scene of a Meeting》
頭重 Heads heavy
頭重 Heads heavy
四個小時聽眾 A four-hour long listening audience
腰斜眼倦腸饑 Bodies bent eyes tired and guts empty
左手頻看計時 Peeping at the watch frequently
時計 Watch peeping
時計 Watch peeping
有點猿心馬意 Monkey thoughts and steed images wandering Continue reading
《無題》佛鑑慧懃（元1320-1376）《No Title》Fu Jian
堂堂氣宇走雷霆 Head held high his charisma commands thundering
凜凜威風掬霜雪 His solemn air heralds frost and snow winds blowing
將軍下令斬荊蠻 The general orders the execution of men evil
神劍一揮千裏血 His sword swings up a thousand mile of blood-flow Continue reading
《無題》法眼文益 (五代 885-958)《No Title》Fa Yan
擁毳對芳叢 On my monk coat I watch flowers bloom
由來趣不同 Perception follows values of my own
發從今日白 My hair grey from today on
花是去年紅 Red flowers bloom in years prolong Continue reading
《無題》濟顛道濟 (1150-1209)《No Title》Ji Dian Daoji
出岸桃花紅錦英 Marking the river banks red peach blossoms burn blight
夾堤楊柳綠絲輕 Willow tendrils wave on the dyke tender green and light
遙看白鷺窺魚處 Where a white crane picks up a fish and flies away
立破平湖一點青 The water stirred and returns to its usual way Continue reading
《菩提》惠能(638-713) 《Bodhi》Hui Neng, Sixth Chan Patriarch
菩提本無樹 Bodhi dwells not on trees
明鏡亦非台 Mirror reflections not illusion free
本來無一物 Buddha is serene always
何處惹塵埃 Dusts gather in no place Continue reading
《秋夜醉歸有感》《Returning Home Drunk in an Autumn Night》Mao Rong (Tang Dynasty)
銜杯誰道易更闌 Who says drinking hard can quell sadness in an autumn night
沈醉歸來不自歡 I return from the tavern drunk my sorrow still in bind
惆悵後時孤劍冷 Feeling helpless I stare at my sword idly hung on wall
寂寥無寐一燈殘 Sleepless I sit keeping company with my lamp fire in stall Continue reading
《萬丈》白雲守端 (1025-1072)
《Ten Thousand Feet》Bai Yun Souduan
萬丈寒潭澈底清 The ten thousand feet deep pool cool and pristine
錦鱗夜靜向光行 In the quiet night a colourful fish swims to pursue lighting
和竿一掣隨鉤上 With a swing of rod the fisherman catches a fish ending its life
水面茫茫散月明 The water calm when moonlight dances sending ripples wide Continue reading