《客亭》《Passing Lodge》
秋窗猶曙色 Tis an autumn dawn outside the window
落木更天風 Through the naked trees whipping winds blow
日出寒山外 From beyond the cold hills the sun rises
江流宿霧中 Amid lingering fogs the river meanders nigh
聖朝無棄物 Our Imperial Court abandons no one resourceful
老病已成翁 Sickness and aging have made me unable
多少殘生事 What else could be important in a life dwindling
飄零似轉蓬 Everything drifts willing or unwilling Continue reading
《無題》 《No Title》
自古英雄多好色 All heroes love beauties since old
好色未必皆英雄 Not all beauty lovers are mighty and bold
吾輩雖非英雄漢 Though a hero I am not
唯有好色似英雄 I love beauties as a hero ought Continue reading
《Mountain Rocks》Han Yu
山石犖確行徑微 The mountain path is narrow between jagged rocks craggy
黃昏到寺蝙蝠飛 Bats flutter overhead as I arrive at the temple toward eve
升堂坐階新雨足 After the stairs I sit down my feet are wet with rain
芭蕉葉大梔子肥 Broad leaf banana trees grow beside fat elecampane
僧言古壁佛畫好 A monk shows me the Buddha murals on an ancient wall
以火來照所見稀 He illuminates the art work magnificent and tall
鋪床拂席置羹飯 My bed is prepared and a meal is carefully set
疏糲亦足飽我饑 The coarse rice and vegetables keep me adequately fed Continue reading
《Sing to Thirty-nine Years》 Huang Keqiang
三九年知四十非 At thirty-nine I ought to know not to err next year
大風歌罷不如歸 Better return to Nature and keep memories of yesteryear
驚人事業隨流水 Most astonishing accomplishments trickle away
愛我園林想落暉 I love to appreciate my garden and trees in sunset rays Continue reading
《到香港》《Visiting Hong Kong》Huang Zun Xiang
水是堯時日夏時Water and sun are from dynasties ancient
衣冠又是漢官儀Clothing styles are of Han tradition
登樓四望真吾土Watching from the tower all lands are our own
不見黃龍上大旗I see no yellow dragon on the flags flown Continue reading
《春愁》 《Spring Sorrow》Qiu Feng Jia
春愁難遣強看山 Spring sorrow lingers I look up the mountain
往事驚心淚欲潸 Past events frightful tears ready to fountain
四百萬人同一哭 Four million countrymen cry in unison
*去年今日割台灣 A year ago this day Taiwan was in cessation *(17 April 1895) Continue reading
(I)
櫻花微吐艶 杜鵑怯晚冬
時序徘徊處 多嚐辨暖寒
(II)
瑟縮小鳥可辨無 啾啾吱吱兩三聲
謹小慎微候冬盡 春臨曰麗再長鳴
乙未初八 溫哥華
(新曆2015年2月26日)
《Ascending Mount Yue Lu》 Cai E
蒼蒼雲樹直參天 Deep blue cloud-tall trees spear the sky
萬水千山拜眼前 Ten thousand hills and rills appear in sight
環顧中原誰是主
I survey the central plain wondering who occupies the ruling seat
從容騎馬上峰巔
Quietly and at ease I ride my steed atop the peak
[《小鳳以挽蔡鍔聯》《Xiao Feng Moans Cai E》 Continue reading
《The Tomb of Qiujin》 Hu Hanmin
見說椎秦願已酬
Was assassin of the Qing Emperor an accomplishment
那知滄海尚橫流
Our present society is still full of uncertain elements
我來風雨亭邊過
How I like to honour you at the Wind and Rain Pavilion
不是愁時也欲愁
I moan for you even when it is not autumn
《哭執信》《Weeping for a Martyred Friend》 Continue reading
《Tune: Prelude to Water Melody – Unequal Treaties of 1895》Leung Qi Chao
拍碎雙玉鬥 A pair of national gems shattered
慷慨一何多 How very generous
滿腔都是血淚 A song made up by tears and bleeding
無處著悲歌 No sign of grieving
三百年來王氣 Three hundred years of imperial comforts
滿目山河依舊 Hills and rills in same old consort
人事竟如何 Why change the governing put-up
百戶尚牛酒 Hundreds of nobles in hard drinking
四塞已干戈 All four frontiers in fighting
千金劍 Swords in gold
萬言策 Lengthy plans on hold
兩蹉跎 They are but shows
醉中呵壁自語 When drunken one engages in rambling
醒後一滂沱 When awake drown in heavy raining
不恨年華去也 Care not time and life energy gone
只恐少年心事 Fear youthful thoughts and acts revolutionary
強半為銷磨 Half exerted void of productivity
願替眾生病 I accede to bear the ills of our people
稽首禮維摩 I bow to Buddha for wise counsel