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Auspicious Crane Immortal: Suburban Fields Newly Washed by Rain
English Poetic Translation
Suburban plains have washed the recent shower,
where shattered leaves are strewn, and though the wind has died, still dance in air.
A slanting sun hangs low in ancient trees,
casting the distant mountain's painted brows
in shades of heavy sorrow and light green.
Along the very road I came before,
the mountain blossoms half reveal their tender gold.
Yet now, beside the brook, only the flowing water
remains to greet the traveler as of old.
Without a word,
the courier station sits in deep repose;
I dismount to search the wall
where once my brush inscribed our parting verse.
A weary wanderer lost in idle grief,
burdened by separation's bitterest pain.
Though mirrors be concealed and fragrance safely stored,
when years have passed and I return once more,
will peach blossoms and human faces still remain?
I dwell upon the deep and quiet chamber by the little tower,
where sometimes in my dreams I wander back again.
where shattered leaves are strewn, and though the wind has died, still dance in air.
A slanting sun hangs low in ancient trees,
casting the distant mountain's painted brows
in shades of heavy sorrow and light green.
Along the very road I came before,
the mountain blossoms half reveal their tender gold.
Yet now, beside the brook, only the flowing water
remains to greet the traveler as of old.
Without a word,
the courier station sits in deep repose;
I dismount to search the wall
where once my brush inscribed our parting verse.
A weary wanderer lost in idle grief,
burdened by separation's bitterest pain.
Though mirrors be concealed and fragrance safely stored,
when years have passed and I return once more,
will peach blossoms and human faces still remain?
I dwell upon the deep and quiet chamber by the little tower,
where sometimes in my dreams I wander back again.
Classical Chinese & Pinyin
郊原初過雨。
見敗葉零亂，風定猶舞。
斜陽掛深樹。
映濃愁淺黛，遙山眉嫵。
來時舊路。
尚巖花、嬌黃半吐。
到而今，唯有溪邊流水，見人如故。
無語。
郵亭深靜，下馬還尋，舊曾題處。
無聊倦旅。
傷離恨，最愁苦。
縱收香藏鏡，他年重到，人面桃花在否。
念沈沈、小閣幽窗，有時夢去。
見敗葉零亂，風定猶舞。
斜陽掛深樹。
映濃愁淺黛，遙山眉嫵。
來時舊路。
尚巖花、嬌黃半吐。
到而今，唯有溪邊流水，見人如故。
無語。
郵亭深靜，下馬還尋，舊曾題處。
無聊倦旅。
傷離恨，最愁苦。
縱收香藏鏡，他年重到，人面桃花在否。
念沈沈、小閣幽窗，有時夢去。
Philological Direct Translation
Suburban fields newly passed rain.
See ruined leaves scattered,
wind settling still dancing.
Slanting sun hangs deep trees.
Reflecting deep sorrow shallow eyebrows, distant mountains eyebrow charm.
Coming time old road,
still cliff flowers, delicate yellow half spitting.
Arriving until now, only have stream side flowing water,
seeing person as before.
Without speech.
Post station deep quiet,
dismounting still seeking, formerly once inscribed place.
Alistless weary traveler,
wounding parting grief, most sorrowful bitter.
Even if collecting fragrance hiding mirror, other year returning again,
human face peach blossom present whether.
Thinking deep small pavilion quiet window,
sometimes dreaming goes.
See ruined leaves scattered,
wind settling still dancing.
Slanting sun hangs deep trees.
Reflecting deep sorrow shallow eyebrows, distant mountains eyebrow charm.
Coming time old road,
still cliff flowers, delicate yellow half spitting.
Arriving until now, only have stream side flowing water,
seeing person as before.
Without speech.
Post station deep quiet,
dismounting still seeking, formerly once inscribed place.
Alistless weary traveler,
wounding parting grief, most sorrowful bitter.
Even if collecting fragrance hiding mirror, other year returning again,
human face peach blossom present whether.
Thinking deep small pavilion quiet window,
sometimes dreaming goes.