移有雖帶郭
野徑入桑麻
近種籬邊菊
秋來未著花
扣門無犬吠
欲去問西家
報道山中去
歸來每日斜

Visiting Master Lu Failing to See Him Home          (Tang dynasty) Jiao Ran        江紹倫譯

I visit your dwelling in solitude away from town
Through mulberries the wild path leads me down
Your fence displays new chrysanthemums waiting to grow
They are not yet in bloom although autumn will follow
I knock at your door the dog is quiet wagging its tail
West of your cabin I ask neighbours about your trail
They say you go deep into the mountain everyday
On your return you bring the retiring sun in dim ray

東城漸覺風光好
彀皺波紋迎客棹
綠楊煙外曉寒輕
紅杏枝頭春意鬧

浮生長恨歡娛少
肯愛千金輕一笑
爲君持酒勸斜陽
且向花間留晚照

Tune: Magnolia          Song Qi (998-1061)    江紹倫譯

Approaching town east the scenery is renowned
Rippling waters greet visiting boats up and down
In the morning chill green willows dance delight
On apricot branches pink spring riots high
In our floating life we regret having few pleasures
But we value gold more than hearty laughter
With this wine let me on your behalf ask the setting sun to stay
To leave among the awaiting flowers its most warming ray

風急天高猿嘯哀
渚清沙白鳥飛回
無邊落木簫簫下
不盡長江滾滾来
萬里悲秋常作客
百年多病獨登台
艱難苦恨繁霜鬢
潦倒新停濁酒杯

Up the Mountain                    Du Fu (712-770)         江紹倫譯

High sky and swift winds send gibbons wearily cry
O’er white sand in the clear river birds recurrently fly
In the boundless wood trees shed their leaves like showers
From the long river torrents roll forgetful of the hour
Ten thousand li from home I grieve this autumn my plight
Surviving lengthy illness I alone climb up this platform high
Through hard times my hair is turning white
Battling poverty I now must give up wine

道由白雲盡
春與青溪長
時有落花至
遠隨流水香

閑門向山路
深柳讀書堂
幽映每白日
清輝照衣裳。

Title Missing              (Tang Dynasty) Liu Shen Xu               江紹倫譯

The road ends vanishing with white clouds
Spring with the long stream lingers proud
Fallen flowers float with the river this way
Their fragrance in the flowing water stay

Toward a lone mountain path my door looks on
Nestling amid green willows readings in my study prolong
The sun drops in through the branches on clear days
It leaves a sheen on my clothes with brilliant rays

細草微風岸
危檣獨夜舟
星捶平野闊
月湧大江流

名豈文章著
官因老病休
飄飄何所似
天地一沙鷗

Reflections In An Inn          Du Fu (712-770)         江紹倫譯

Short grass thrive on riverbanks cooled by breezes
Alone a tall mass stands on a boat in darkness
A sky decorated by low stars sets the plain wide
The moon bright heaves up the river’s rolling tide

My fame is not built by my writings at will
Retirement from public office is natural when old and ill
How free it feels doing little I wonder
Like a water bird between sky and land hovers

主人有酒歡今夕
請奏鳴琴廣陵客
月照城頭烏半飛
霜淒萬樹風入衣
銅鑪華燭燭增輝
初彈淥水後楚妃
一聲已動物皆靜
四座無言星欲稀
清淮奉使千餘里
敢告雲山從此始

Zither Music      Li Qi (690-751) 江紹倫譯

 
My host serves plenty of wine at this delightful night
For the Master of Gangling to show his musical might
As the moon strikes the city walls crows take flight
A penetrating wind turns all plants frosty white
The fuelled candelabra renders this spacious room bright
He first plays The Green Water then The Concubine
Everything becomes still the minute he plays the beginning bars
The audience hold their breath even stars become sparse
My thoughts hark back to the beautiful Huai Region far far away
To the clouds and hills the wonders are beginning here I must say

寂寂東坡一病翁
白鬚蕭散滿霜風
小兒誤喜朱顏在
一笑那知是酒紅

Impromptu Writing       Su Shi (1037-1101) 江紹倫譯

The Master of Eastern Rise lies sick and lonely in bed
Grey beard disheveled like windblown frost spread
My little boy is comforted seeing me red faced so fine
I laugh his misperception thanks to wine

橫看成嶺側成峰
遠近高低各不同
不識廬山真面目
只緣身在此山中

Written on the Wall of Westwood Temple     Su Shi (1037-1101) 江紹倫譯

Viewed directly it is a mountain its peak seen from the side
The wonders different when perceived from near far low or high
If you failed to recognize Mount Lu its true face
Just know you are in the heart of the very place

棄我去者昨日之日不可留
亂我心者今日之日多煩憂
長風萬里送秋雁
對此可以酣高樓
蓬萊文章建安骨
中間小謝又清發
俱懷逸興壯思飛
欲上青天覽日月
抽刀斷水水更流
舉懷銷愁愁更愁
人生在世不稱意
明朝散發弄扁舟

Farewell to Uncle Yun at Xuanzhou        Li Bai (701-762)         江紹倫譯

What has deserted me yesterday I would not retain
What is disturbing me today its worry will not stay
See how wild geese ride the autumn wind ten thousand li away
A grand sight that calls for rounds of wine to celebrate
While your writings equal the powers of ancient poet saints
My essays are like little Xie’s prose simple and plain
We both share the same ambitions aiming high
Wishing to pick the moon down from the sky
I try to sever the river with my sword its torrents speed up the flow
I try to drown my sorrows with wine more sorrows come on tow
My life in this world is not without despair
Tomorrow let’s sail our boat freely with loosened hair

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