A Selection of Autunm Poems by Fan Cheng Da (1126-1193) Tr. by Kong Shiu Loon

《秋日田园杂兴》__范成大 (1226-1193)mid-autumn_e

Autumn (7)

中秋全景属潜夫    棹入空明看太湖
身外水天银一色    城中有此月明无

How beautiful the Mid-Autumn Fest it’s all for me
I sail in the serene clear space the TaiLake I’ll see
Beyond my soul water and sky a silver constellation
I wonder how city folks could see such illumination Continue reading →

Ah My Native Land__江紹倫

5_1Ah My Native Land

Winds through ten thousand pines sound musical
Green leaves on a thousand hills shine beautiful
Playful clouds create shadows from the sun
Waves of thriving rice on the plain a sight so fun
Birds roost in the midst of fine woods
Fishes glide in pristine shallows feeling good
Such heartfelt dreams end I linger
Awake I pine for my native land ever

Returning Swallows__江紹倫

Returning Swallows4_1

Swallows always return here in spring
They delight seeing flowers bloom along the lane
Gliding beneath the eave they flex their wings
Mud in beaks they build nests for the young to live in
Flying in pairs they contest in precision not speed
Once their young calls for feeding they toil indeed
Parents take turns bringing nourishment from fields and hills
Generations repeat the same love and care by Nature’s will

夏退秋臨__余晃英

rose

(一)  The Last Rose of Summer
中譯                                              

Lyrics: Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
Music: John Stevenson (1761-1833)

(二)  初見紅楓

涼風颯颯夏疾收

歲月無聲偷換秋

楓葉早沾濃洌味

半樹泛紅醉方休

[ 收到來稿,同日 2013年9月2日見 信報  練乙錚 (’68) 氣短集  (二) 夏日的最後玫瑰 ]

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