another translation from the Chinese by Mary Tang on her blog Life is But This
I regret missing Qixi Festival （last Monday）this year as I meant to translate a poem for that occasion. There are hundreds of Chinese poems written on that subject over hundreds of years but the Song Dynasty poet, Lu You (1125-1209) missed doing so and wrote this poem as he travelled the next day. Lu You had been sent down and recalled by the court too many times, perhaps, or he was thinking of his beloved wife whom his mother forced him to divorce.
Written on a Horse on the Eighth Day of the Seventh Moon by Lu You
The water in the ditch has drowned the new moon
The scholar trees in the street stained the mist green
The river is bright after Qixi Festival as
The tired horse leaves the capital’s gate
The small towns’ lamps are being stirred
As the tall tower sounds its drums
Composing this poem…
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Thanks for introducing these translations. They are priceless. Do you also do translating? I seem to recall that you do.
I’m glad you like them. I don’t translate but share the work of many fine people who do.
Very good. I’ll be sure to stay tuned.
One of my favorites!
Glad you like it