十六字令 (4/5/2014)

花非花 唐 • 白居易 花非花，雾非雾，夜半来，天明去。 来如春梦几多时?去似朝云无觅处。 flowers not flowers, fog not fog, midnight comes, dawn leaves, coming like spring dreams fleet, leaving like morning clouds find nowhere (Translated 7/18/2024)

《姑孰十咏·望夫山》 颙望临碧空，怨情感离别。 江草不知愁，岩花但争发。 云山万重隔，音信千里绝。 春去秋复来，相思几时歇？ By Li Po (Tang Dynasty) Gazing up at the boundless blue sky, A sorrowful heart mourns the distant parting. River grasses know not the weight of grief, Cliffside flowers vie only to bloom. Mountains and clouds, ten thousand layers apart, All news cut off across a thousand miles. Spring fades,…

野竹攒石生，含烟映江岛。 翠色落波深，虚声带寒早。 龙吟曾未听，凤曲吹应好。 不学蒲柳凋，贞心常自保。 By Li Po (Tang Dynasty) Wild bamboo clusters among rocks, Veiled by mist, reflecting the river isle. Green shadows layered upon the waves, Rustlings carry the early autumn chill. I’ve never heard the dragon’s roar, Yet the melody of the bamboo flute excels. Do not learn from the wilting reed &…