涉江采芙蓉
蘭澤多芳草
采之欲遺誰
所思在遠道
還顧望舊鄉
長路漫浩浩
同心而離居
憂傷以終老
Nineteen Ancient Poems (VI) anonymous 江紹倫譯
I gather lotus blooms wading through the stream
Fragrant plants fill the orchid swamp in sweet beam
To whom I wish to present this beautiful bouquet
My love who is roaming far away
Towards my old village I turn my eyes
The way back there is far and wide
In separation our hearts are same as one
In grief we will console each other till we grow old
月皎驚鳥栖不定
更漏将闌 轤轆牽金井
喚起兩眸清炯炯
淚花落枕紅綿冷
執手霜風吹鬓影
去意徘徊 别語愁難聽
樓上闌幹橫鬥柄
露寒人遠雞相應
Butterflies linger on flowers Zhou Bang Yan (1056-1121) 江紹倫譯
The nesting birds are unsettling in bright moonlight
The water-clock is about to drip out the night
As the windlass lifts water from the Well of Gold
I wake suddenly to see your staring eyes so bright
Your pillow is wet with tears now cold
I grasp your hands as the frosty breeze lifts your hair in flow
I loath to leave
Fearing to hear you say adieu
When the Plough appears beyond the railing upstairs
I’ll be far from here in the cold of dews
Only the cock’s crow will remain with you
荊溪白石出
天寒紅葉稀
山路元無雨
空翠濕人衣
In the Mountain Wang Wei (701-761) 江紹倫譯
O’er white pebbles a clear stream glides
E’en in cold days no red leaves are found on hillsides
There is no trace of rain on the hilly paths
My clothes are moistened in the green bath
乘爾亦已久
天寒關塞深
塵中老盡力
歲晚病傷心
毛骨豈殊衆
馴良猶至今
物微意不淺
感動一沈吟
To My Ailing Horse Du Fu (712-770) 江紹倫譯
You have followed my rein for so many years
Through snow and deep mountain passes we cheered
You have always trotted in good form where’er we go
Seeing you ill in your aging days I feel sorrow
Your coat and frame are not different from others your kind
‘Tis your loyalty to me that shines
This little gesture of appreciation is definitely not shallow
I’m moved to sing you my praise from my soul
清秋望不極
迢遞起曾陰
遠水兼天淨
孤城隱霧深
葉稀風更落
山迥日初沈
獨鶴歸何晚
昏鴉已滿林
Watching the Wilderness Du Fu (712-770) 江紹倫譯
On this autumn day I see a boundless view
Layers of hills and trees loom in vivid hues
At a distance clean are the water and the sky
Hidden in deep mist a lone town stays from behind
Lingering leafs easily fall when swept by winds
Toward the mountain ranges a retiring sun plummets in
Why should a solitary crane returns to its nest late
When black craws have thronged the woods in haste
猊
任寶奩塵滿 日上簾鉤
生怕離懷別苦 多少事 欲說還休
新來瘦 非干病酒 不是悲秋
Recalling Our Flute Duet At Phoenix Terrace Li Qing-zhao (1084-1156) 江紹倫譯
Let dusts gather in my dresser full
Let the sun creeps up the drape closed
Seized by fears of parting and separation pain
A lot need be said
Words disappeared before they could be let
Recently I have lost much weight
Not due to excessive drinking
Nor because of autumn feeling
Be as it may be as it may
However we sing the parting song you will leave anyway
I’ll hold you dear however far you may stray
From my bower engulfed in haze
The stream near home its flow will continue
Standing witness of how I pine for you
Gazing in absence day after day
Where I fix my gaze
A new grief begins hence to stay
漁父詞
搖首出紅塵
醒醉更無時節
活計綠蓑青笠
慣披霜沖雪
晚來風定釣
閑上下是新月
千裏水天一色
看孤鴻明滅
Tune: Happy Events Are Near Zhu Dun Ru (1081-1159) 江紹倫譯
Fisherman’s Song
I leave world affairs aside with a shake of head
Free to get drunk any time or choose to keep a clear head
Wearing a green-straw cloak I go to work as usual
And braving the chill of frost and snow is but habitual
Whence the wind lull my fishing line is idle
Up the sky and under water the crescent moon settles
The world a thousand li beams in the same silvery white
A lone swan appears and vanished in flight
勸君今夜須沉醉
樽前莫話明朝事
珍重主人心
酒深情亦深
須愁春漏短
莫訴金杯滿
遇酒且呵呵
人生能幾何
Tune: Buddhist Dancer Wei Zhuang (836-910) 江紹倫譯
Please get drunk tonight to drown your sorrows
Wine jar in hand speak not of tomorrow
I am grateful to you for this your kind advice
Your hospitality and wine are accepted with delight
Worry you may that spring is short as water-clock drips dictate
Complain not of full cups but take them in haste
Rejoice when in laughters wine comes your way
Happiness appears but sparingly you may say
澤國江山入戰圖
生民何計樂樵蘇
憑君莫話封侯事
一将功成萬骨枯
The War Year Cao Song (828-903) 江紹倫譯
The lush countryside has been marked for battles
People here can no longer work and live without sorrow
Tell me not of glories of generals and kings
A victor’s success is built on bones ten thousands soldiers stained
曹丕
短歌行 (魏晋) 曹丕 (186-226)
仰瞻幃幕，俯察幾筵，其物如故，其人不存。神靈倏忽，棄我退遷，靡瞻靡恃，泣涕漣漣。呦呦遊鹿，銜草鳴鹿，翩翩飛鳥，挾子巢栖。我獨孤煢，懷此百離，憂心孔疚，莫我能知。人亦有言，憂令人老，嗟我白髮，生一何早。長吟永歎，懷我聖考。曰仁者壽，胡不是保。
A Short Song Cao Pi (186-226) 江紹倫譯
(To My Father)
I raise my eyes to see the screens
I lower my eyes his table is so clean
Everything is intact as before
Alas the master is here no more
All in a sudden his soul has flown
I am fatherless all alone
Who will I look up to lead me grow
I weep my tears incessantly flow
Deers bleat hither and yonder
They nurse the young they care
Birds fly here and there
They protect their young in the nest
I alone am desolate and in despair
Severed from a father I so revere
Deep in my heart my grief overflowed
A hurt no one but I can know
Behold the effects of change had been told
That sorrow makes us old
Behold how my hair is greying in haste
Is it not early for a man of my age
Loudly I wail and bleakly I sigh
To my father’s sudden decease I inquire
They say longevity favours those who are kind
Why should my father die