《Self-exhortation Two Verses)》Leung Qi Chao

(I)
平生最惡牢騷語  I have always disliked words babbling
作態呻吟苦恨誰  Bustling moans would find no willing recipient
萬事禍為福所倚  Ten thousand misfortunes arise from ready dependency
百年力與命相持  A hundred years of diligence prevails with destiny

立身豈患無餘地  Self-actualization will further opportunities plenty
報國惟憂或後時  Caring for the motherland must never be tardy
未學英雄先學道  Learning to know The Way should precede heroic wishes
肯將榮瘁校群兒  I am content to ground my effulgence with peer successes Continue reading →

《春感》

載酒看花興未慵  韶光又是隔年逢
只憐烽火連江右  愁聽寒山寺裏鐘

《Spring Thoughts》 Wu Peifu

Admiring spring blooms with warm wine time continues
How quickly a year is gone we meet for friendship renewal
Pity to see war flames west of the river raging ample
Sadly I listen to the toll from the Honshen Temple Continue reading →

大雪壓青松  青松挺且直
要知松高潔  待到雪化時

《Green Pine》 Chen Yi

Heavy snow loads down the green pine
The green pine stands upright fine
To know the lofty character of the pine tree
Wait until the snow thaws and disappears

送萬巨《Seeing Wan Zhi Off》

把酒留君聽琴  難堪歲暮離心  霜葉無風自落  秋雲不雨空陰
人愁荒村路細  馬怯寒溪水深  望斷青山獨立  更知何處相尋

With zither song and wine I beg you to stay
It is heart-renting to part on this year-end day
Frosted leaves fall where no winds blow
Autumn clouds rainless their shades flow

On the narrow path of this deserted village who would not grieve
Facing the deeps of this frigid river what horse would not fear
Alone I stand in search for green hills to appear
Hoping to meet you where you had disappeared Continue reading →

《Tune: Water-Dragon Chant·At Jiankang Riverside Tower》Xin Qi Ji

楚天千里清秋  A thousand li of autumn color in southern sky
水隨天去秋無際  Water meets sky in endless autumn dye
遙岑遠日  I gaze on far-off northern hills
獻愁供恨  Feeling sorrow mixed with hatred still
玉簪螺髻  Seeing spiral shells and hair décor of jade flowers
落日樓頭  The sun sets behind the tower
斷鴻聲里  A swan song come and gone early
江南游子  This lone wanderer is in southern territory
把吳鉤看了  With my precious long sword
欄干拍遍  I bang on every railing
無人會，登臨意  But no one understands why I am up this tower Continue reading →

《Tune: Yu the Beautiful. Wind returns to my small courtyard deplete of green》Li Yu

風回小院庭蕪綠  Wind returns to my small courtyard deplete of green
柳眼春相續  The willows seem to thrive again this spring
憑欄半日獨無言  On the railings I lean for half a day without a word
依舊竹聲新月似當年  The new moon and bamboo murmur like yore

笙歌未散尊前在  Music and songs remain with dinning and wine
池面冰初解  Ice on pool tops melts as the weather turns mild
燭明香暗畫堂深  Candle light and subdue fragrance keep the ornate hall alive
滿鬢清霜殘雪思難  任This graying in my temple must I abide

《江南曲》李益 (748-821)《A Song from the South》Li Yi

嫁得瞿塘賈  Since I became a roving merchant’s wife

朝朝誤妾期  I miss his presence every day in my life

早知潮有信  If I knew the rhythmic trust of the tide

嫁與弄潮兒  I would choose to be a sailor’s bride  Continue reading →