慶全菴桃花 謝枋得

慶全菴桃花            謝枋得(1226- 1289)

尋得桃源好避秦， 桃紅又是一年春。  

花飛莫遣隨流水， 怕有漁郎來問津。  

The Peach Blossoms of Qing Quan Sanctorum         

XieFangde(1226- 1289)

Finding the Peach Blossom Fountain Haven is the best way to elude the Qin tyranny dictator,

The peach blossoms turn crimson again to usher in spring of another new year,
When blossoms fall don’t let them drift with the running water,
Lest they’d induce fishermen come with the wheresoevers of the Haven to enquire.

 

題邸間壁 鄭谷

題邸間壁       鄭谷(849-911)

酴醾香夢怯春寒，翠掩重門燕子閒。

敲斷玉釵紅燭冷，計程應說到常山。  

A Poem Written on the Wall of My Sojourn Hostel     

Zheng Gu(849-911)

The scent of the sweet rose blossoms comes into my dream amidst spring chills,

Behind the verdure enshrouded gates swallows leisurely lull,
In the midnight chills she picks off the wick of the burning candle,
Counting the days I should arrive at Chang Shan this month as scheduled.

九日藍田會飲 杜甫

九日藍田會飲          杜甫(712-770)  

老去悲秋強自寬，興來今日盡君歡。  

羞將短髮還吹帽，笑倩旁人為正冠。  
藍水遠從千澗落，玉山高並兩峰寒。  
明年此會知誰健，醉把茱萸仔細看。

A Drinking Booze on the Double Ninth Festival at the Azure Field                                      Du Fu(712-770)

An aging man, I try to free myself from my usual autumnal melancholy,

Today I’ll drink with you all to the utmost jolly,
Fearing my hat will be blown off like MengJia of Jin to have my nearly bald head revealed,
I ask someone standing by to see to it properly dwelt,
The Azure River sources from the thousand rills,
The two peaks as tall as the Azure Field are shrouded in chills,
Next year on this same occasion one will know who here remains hearty and hale,
I contemplate the cornel I am wearing after having drunken my fill

 

社日 張演

社日        張演 (唐)

鵝湖山下稻粱肥， 豚柵雞棲對掩扉。  

桑柘影斜春社散， 家家扶得醉人歸。  

The Harvest Festival       Zhang Yan (Tang)

Crops growing under the slopes of Lake Goose are ripe and mellow,

Pig sties and chicken coops have their doors closed,
Shedding a slanting flush over the mulberries as the sun goes,
Everybody returns to their household heavily loaded.

 

題義公禪房 孟浩然

題義公禪房       孟浩然(689-740)

義公習禪寂，結宇依空林，  

戶外一峰秀，階前眾壑深。  
夕陽連雨足，空翠落庭陰，  
看取蓮花淨，方知不染心。  

Master Monk Yi’s Sanctum    MengHaoran(689-740)

Practising Buddhist meditation the master

Builds his sanctum next to the desolate serene timber,
A mountain with viridity stands solitarily to the fore,
Beyond its steps run deep and hyaline waters,
The setting sun flushes on the environs imbued with ample rain water,
Brumes and mizzles enshroud the place with a diaphanous aura,
Everything is as unblemished as the holy lotus,
Evinces how much the master’s heart is free from earthly cumbers.

 

 

花非花 白居易

花非花     白居易 (772-846)

花非花 ，霧非霧。 夜半來， 天明去。

來如春夢幾多時？ 去似朝雲無覓處。

Flowers An’t Flowers?       Bai Juyi (772-846)

As enchanting as flowers,

But that is not what they are,
Nor they the divine Lady Star from the ether,
Just because they show up only deep in the vesper,
At daybreak they all disappear,
As ethereal as dream rendezvous they pass over,
And untraceable as dispersed morning nebula.

 

 

題西林壁 蘇軾

題西林壁         蘇軾 (1037-1101)

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。

A Poem Written on the Wall of the Xilin Temple        

Su Shi (1037-1101)

A sprawling mountain range or just a singular peak rising from the ground level?

It depends on whence you espy and from what angle,
The real look of Lu Shan you may never know,
Since all along within the mountain you lull.