She prefers to drown her grief in sleep so she blooms late
It matters not her icy look up to date
Imitating peach and apricot roughs on her face
To maintain her uniqueness a slender and frosty grace
Her serene character cares not for the brilliance of spring
Her jade skin carries the hue of a subdue wine stain
Alas the old poet knew not how to describe her noble beauty
Only sang songs of peach leaves and apricot boughs ordinary
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《雨晴後步至四望亭》蘇軾 (1037-1101)
After Rain at the Four-side view Pavilion 江紹倫譯
This magnificent pavilion is deserted long ago
Below thrives a pond where fishes happily grow
The setting sun sends rays to shine on a thousand hills
Vernal breezes air a hundred fragrances in meadow fields
In this community people are contented not to win
Beside the ancient temple dark vermilion bamboos gleam
From where have these herons come
At dusk their loud cries just awesome
《尼亞加拉》 江紹倫
Torrent rush coming from the sky
The river gorge deep and wide
Rapids reach the escarpment suddenly fall
Freely forming foams and thick walls
Birds see the water falls as swirls boiling
People on ground hear them thundering
Is this the Niagara world famous
Or nature’s show of motion and sound mighty
I go for the rainbow arching high
And nature’s power through a window of my eyes
I visit nearby orchards and vineries
To sample fresh fruits and wines heavenly
Then appreciate plays of Shaw and Shakespeare
They depict human confidence and fears
憶故鄉 記夢 燕歸 閒 樂居 書寶__江紹倫
胡笳十八拍 10, 11, 12 (东汉) 蔡琰 [文姬]
Eighteen Refrains on Tartar Pipes 10, 11, 12 Cai Yan [Cai Wenji] (ca. 177-?)
Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译
10
城头烽火不曾灭,疆场征战何时歇?
Beacons on the Great Wall are ne’er out at ease,
Will fights on the battlefield ever cease?
杀气朝朝冲塞门,胡风夜夜吹边月。
Day after day killing rampages through the frontier gates,
Night after night gusts whip along moonlit border in haste.
故乡隔兮音尘绝,哭无声兮气将咽。
Isolated from homeland news can’t be heard,
Muted sobs of frustration are swallowed and unheard.
一生辛苦兮缘离别,十拍悲深兮泪成血。
A hard life since my separation from those I love,
At sad tenth refrain my tears turn fast into blood.
11
我非贪生而恶死,不能捐身兮心有以。
I loathe dying not because I wish to long live,
For good reasons I don’t take my own life.
生仍冀得兮归桑梓,死当埋骨兮长已矣。
Living, so one day to my homeland I’ll return,
If dead, and my bones buried that’s just not a concern.
日居月诸兮在戎垒,胡人宠我兮有二子。
Day in day out staying in war camp what I’ve done;
Tartar spoils me as I bore him two sons.
鞠之育之兮不羞耻,悯之念之兮生长边鄙。
Them I nurture without dishonour,
‘Tis a pity they’re brought up off the border.
十有一拍兮因兹起,哀响缠绵兮彻心髓。
So it starts for the eleventh refrain,
My grief lingers deep inside unrestrained.
12
东风应律兮暖气多,知是汉家天子兮布阳和。
Vernal breezes harmonize in a warming trend,
By virtue of the Han emperor’s grace it tends.
羌胡蹈舞兮共讴歌,两国交欢兮罢兵戈。
Southern Huns celebrate by song and dance,
For the two nations reconcile and lay down their arms.
忽遇汉使兮称近诏,遣千金兮赎妾身。
Han emissary suddenly brings forth the emperor’s mission,
That’s to send handsome monies for my repatriation.
喜得生还兮逢圣君,嗟别稚子兮会无因。
Joyful of survival and meeting the virtuous son of heaven,
But regrets to leaving young sons without good reason.
十有二拍兮哀乐均,去往两情兮难具陈。
At twelfth refrain grief and joy made even,
My mixed emotions are difficult for entailment.
酬世五七言句__余晃英 (’61)
所謂「酬世」文字,就是在特定的場合,為一個人際交往的目的,為特定的人而寫的東西。也即是包含了時、地、人、事的四個因素。「酬」不應只是應酬的意思,其中還有應對、酬謝、報償、行禮等等的含義。我不懂寫舊詩,就湊合五字或七字句,成一作品,送給人,表示對他或她的敬重、鼓勵、祝賀、哀悼、思念等感情,藉以抒發與人交往相處的感受。這種文字,並不過時,用處是在特別的場合,加添善意,美意和個人特色。比送一張 Hallmark 咭來得親切。以下各則依性質分類,有些姓名故意不列,一两處有少改。
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Poems on Chess Games translated by Kong Shiu Loon
夢中作 北宋 歐陽修(1007~1086)
夜涼吹笛千山月 路暗迷人百種花 棋罷不知人換世 酒闌無奈客思家
Written in My Dream Ouyang Xiu
My flute tunes invite the moon to shine on a thousand hills
The roads a maze with hundreds of flowers bloom in goodwill
Whence our chess game ends the world has changed we know it not
Drinking in leisure does not keep me from pining for home a lot
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Toronto in July One
I’ve come to join the fun
Drawn by waves of sound and noises
Amid screams jeers and demanding voices
For rights to differ and to expose Continue reading
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A Selection of Rustic Poems by Fan Cheng Da (1126-1193) Translated by Kong Shiu Loon
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Ripe plums golden almonds in bounty
Wheat flowers like snow vegetable flowers scanty
Long solitary days no one passes my hedged-in space
Except dragonflies and butterflies dash enjoying their plays Continue reading
Each Dawn a New Spirit__SL Kong
Nature’s sky seldom feature a single colour
Nor does the sun come out in one manner Continue reading