| 《小雅·采薇·六章》詩經 | Home After the War (selected part) Book of Poetry 江紹倫譯 |
| 昔我往矣 | When I left here |
| 楊柳依依 | Willows lingered and shed tears |
| 今我來思 | Now I’ve come back |
| 雨雪霏霏 | Rain and snow seen everywhere |
| 行道遲遲 | Long long have been those days |
| 載渴載饑 | Suffering thirst and hunger always |
| 我心傷悲 | Grief in me launch and o’erflow |
| 莫知我哀 | Who knows who cares to know |
| 古詩十九首 之十三 | Nineteen Ancient Poems (13) Anonymous 江紹倫譯 |
| 驅車上東門 | I drive my chariot up Eastern Gate |
| 遙望郭北墓 | And look north to gaze far at the graves |
| 白楊何蕭蕭 | Solemn aspens stand guard and shade |
| 松柏夾廣路 | Pines and cedars line up the broad way |
| 下有陳死人 | ‘Neith laid the remains of people who died long ago |
| 杳杳即長暮 | Timeless they stayed in permanent darkness |
| 潛寐黃泉下 | Resting in sleep they stay in the Yellow Spring below |
| 千載永不寤 | For thousands of years they don’t wake or know |
| 浩浩陰陽移 | Grand are the transpositions of day and night |
| 年命如朝露 | One’s fleeting life transpires like morning dew |
| 人生忽如寄 | Life is but temporal transition |
| 壽無金石固 | While stones and metals last longer than longevity |
| 萬歲更相送 | Living to a hundred years people still say adieu |
| 賢聖莫能度 | Even saints and sages are no exceptional |
| 服食求神仙 | If by food you seek immortality |
| 多為藥所誤 | There is no elixir dependable |
| 不如飲美酒 | It is better to enjoy the best of wine |
| 被服紈與素 | And dress in satin and silk always |
| 《君子于役》詩經 | My Man Serves His State Book of Poetry 江紹倫譯 |
| 君子于役 | My man is away serving his state |
| 不知其期 | I know not how long he will be away |
| 曷至哉 | Or whence he will be on homeward way |
| 雞棲於塒 | Good fowls roost in bushy nests |
| 日之夕矣 | The sun sets west |
| 羊牛下來 | Sheep and cows are home to rest |
| 君子于役 | Knowing my man is away |
| 如之何勿思 | How can I not miss him night and day |
| 君子于役 | My man is away serving his state |
| 不日不月 | I know not until what month and day |
| 曷其有佸 | Or when we will be united again |
| 雞棲於桀 | Good fowls roost in their nests |
| 日之夕矣 | When the sun is already set |
| 羊牛下括 | Sheep and cows are home to rest |
| 君子于役 | My man is away serving his state |
| 苟無饑渴 | Spare him from hunger or thirst I pray |
Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译
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*又名《渭城曲》、《阳关曲》、《陽关三叠》、或《赠别》。Also known as “Melody of Wei City”, “Sun Pass Melody”, “Three Refrains of Sun Pass”, or “Farewell”.
古筝自伴女中音独唱 Mezzo-soprano solo self-accompanied on the zhen: http://union.bokecc.com/ccplay.bo?vid=1843324&uid=16672&isp=3&skin=1&protect=1
or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVHeqLbp30
古琴独奏 Guqin solo: http://union.bokecc.com/ccplay.bo?vid=4931821&uid=16672&isp=3&skin=1&protect=1
金陵道中
瘦馬馱詩天一涯
倦鳥呼愁村數家
撲頭飛柳花
與人添鬓華
On My Way to Jinling Qiao Ji (1280-1345) 江紹倫譯
Tune: Leaning on Railings
Like a skinny horse burdened by poetry I strayed
Weary birds wailing pass lone villages on their way
Willow catkins shedding all over my head
As if my hair greys too slowly yet
卜算子
缺月挂疏桐
漏斷人初靜
誰見幽人獨往來
缥缈孤鴻影
驚起卻回頭
有恨無人省
揀盡寒枝不肯棲
寂寞沙洲冷
Written at Dinghui Abbey Su Shi (1037-1101) 江紹倫譯
Tune: Song of Divination
On a dwindling plain tree hangs a waning moon
The water clock stops the man remains still
Who sees a hermit pacing alone
Like an appearing and disappearing swan shadow
Startled he turns his head
With grief none would know
Scaling all trees he won’t perch on a branch dead
Preferring a lone cold sandbank instead
東風未肯入東門
走馬還尋去歲村
人似秋鸿来有信
事如春夢了無痕
江城白酒三杯釅
野老蒼顏一笑溫
已約年年為此會
故人不用賦招魂
Looking for Spring Su Shi (1037-1101) 江紹倫譯
East winds are unwilling to enter the East Gate
Looking for a familiar village I ride in haste
Like autumn swan old friends are punctual going on date
In spring dreams past events are gone leaving no trace
Three cups of wine in Riverside Town may keep me late
An old man’s warm smile urges me to hurry as I may
As we have agreed to meet every year on this day
Why my dear friend must I be so earnest to see your face
怕愁貪睡獨開遲
自恐冰容不入時
故作小红桃杏色
尚餘孤瘦雪霜姿
寒心未肯随春態
酒暈無端上玉肌
詩老不知梅格在
更看綠葉與青枝
To Pink Mume Su Shi (1037-1101) 江紹倫譯
You blossom late fearing grief and loving to sleep
With an icy face you are concerned for being out of date
With touches of apricot and peach rouges your face so neat
In frost or snow your lonely grace is ever on vivid display
Your heart calm and cool you will not flirt like spring
Your dimple appears naturally to enliven your jade-like face
Poets know not how to fully describe your amazing grace
They say your beauty is seen amid branches and green foliage
客路青山外
行舟綠水前
潮平两岸闊
風正一帆懸
海日生殘夜
江春入舊年
鄉書何處達
歸雁洛陽邊
Passing by North Mountain Wang Wan (693-751) 江紹倫譯
Journeying by the green mountainside
My boat glides on the blue water so fine
At full tide the banks are pushed wide
Send by gentle breezes a sail hangs high
Washed in sunrise the sea leaves night behind
The river brings in spring to rid off the year old
Who will carry my letter home without delay
The wild geese are idling here in the Capital
Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国譯
For introduction, see “La Primavera” Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Listen to Vivaldi’s Summer Concerto of the Four Seasons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ut9vPKq6HE
With sand animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go7wlUOC5dg&feature=related
