Night at the West Lake, Su Shi's Four Translations
There was no end to the wild cattail, the lake was vast and boundless, the lotus bloomed at night, and the dew in the wind carried its fragrance. Gradually, I saw the lights of the temple in the distance brighten up. I still had to wait for the moon to set and the sky to turn dark to see the waves in the lake. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Su Shi's Dredging of the West Lake: Translations and Notes
The following is an example of Su Shi's dredging of Hangzhou West Lake. ** I. The relevant parts of the original text and its annotations (Take the "Hangzhou Request for the Opening of West Lake" as an example, partially selected)** 1. ** Original Fragment ** - "I hope that Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, will give me a detailed look and examine the five things that I have discussed about the West Lake that cannot be abolished…Give me another fifty letters of appointment…and give me the price of fifty letters of appointment to make a hundred letters of appointment. I will do my best to complete my task. In half a year, I will see the West Lake restored to the old Tang Dynasty." 2. ** Note ** - "Voweance": Bow down in hope, expressing a respectful and sincere attitude of request. - "Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager": The highest rulers of the Song Dynasty at that time. Su Shi wrote a letter to them requesting support for the governance of West Lake. - "Dudian": In ancient times, the dudian was a certificate issued by the government to the monks and nuns to prove their legal status. Since monks and nuns could be exempted from taxes and labor, the dudian had a certain economic value and could be used to exchange materials or currency. Su Shi asked the court to grant the dudian to obtain funds and other resources for the governance of West Lake. ** 2. Translation (rough)** I sincerely hope that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will read through my memorial in detail and examine the five conditions that I have discussed about West Lake that cannot be abandoned…In addition, give me 50 military certificates…and give me the equivalent of 50 military certificates, making a total of 100 military certificates. It allowed me to put in all my effort and see West Lake return to its original appearance in the Tang Dynasty within half a year. Su Shi's dredging of Yingzhou West Lake and other situations were described more from the perspective of water conservancy projects. For the time being, there were no detailed requests for the West Lake in Hangzhou that could be interpreted and translated in classical Chinese. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Su Shi's Night at West Lake
The Pinyin version of Su Shi's Five Wonders of the West Lake at Night was as follows: xū yú liǎng liǎng rù sì qù ， jiù shì bù jiàn kōng máng rán 。 The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
At night, the West Lake, Su Shi's ancient poem
"Five Wonders of the West Lake at Night" was a series of poems by Su Shi. This set of poems was written in July of the fifth year of Xining (1072), when Su Shi was the general judge of Hangzhou. The first poem: "The soul of the new moon is not at ease, just broken five or six gradually lingering. Tonight, she is as beautiful as half a jade. The tourists have to look to the third watch." The new moon depicted on the fifth and sixth day of the lunar month had already shown its charming luster, attracting tourists to watch at midnight. The second poem: "The third watch to the blue moon gradually drooping, about to set but not set scenery special strange." Who knows what will happen in the Ming Dynasty?" It described the strange scene of the moon setting, causing emotions about the changes in life. The third poem: "The black dragon is no longer fighting with the bull, and the eastern horn rises to the age of longevity. The fisherman put away the bucket before dawn, and the boat passed only with the sound of wild rice and cattail." The fourth poem: "The water is boundless, and the lotus flowers bloom at night. Gradually I see the light of the lamp coming out of the distant temple, waiting for the moon to darken to see the light of the lake." The first two lines were about the boat passing by the wild cattail, the vast lake, and the fragrant lotus flowers at night. The last two lines were about the bright lights of the distant temple, and the poet looked forward to the dark moon to see the lake light. The fifth poem: "The lake is neither a ghost nor an immortal. The wind is tranquil and the river is full of light. In a moment they entered the temple in twos and threes, and they saw nothing but emptiness." These five poems were closely related to the word "Night Flooding". They described the scenery of the West Lake on a moonlit night. They had the feeling of a boat sailing and expressed the whole process of "Night Flooding West Lake". The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The background of the West Lake at night written by Su Shi
"Five Wonders of the West Lake at Night" was written in July of the fifth year of Xining (1072). At that time, Su Shi was the general judge of Hangzhou and was traveling with prostitutes with Lu Zhongfu. This series of poems was written for this night trip. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Sailing West Lake at night, Su Shi of Song Dynasty
"Night on the West Lake" was a series of poems by Su Shi in the Song Dynasty. These five poems were written in July of the fifth year of Xining (1072), when Su Shi was appointed as the general judge of Hangzhou. The first two poems were about the West Lake under the moon, while the last three poems were about the scenery of the West Lake after the moon had set. The last three songs, especially the last one, gave people a sense of mystery. The five poems were written with the word "floating at night". They described the scenery of West Lake on a moonlit night and the scenery of West Lake at night. They gave people the feeling of a boat sailing everywhere. They did not leave the word "floating" and expressed the whole process of "floating at West Lake at night". Among them, the content of the fourth chapter of the book was: "The water is boundless, and the lotus flowers bloom at night." Gradually I see the light of the lamp coming out of the distant temple, waiting for the moon to darken to see the light of the lake." This poem vividly depicted the vast, quiet, and beautiful scenery of West Lake at night, reflecting the poet's love for natural beauty and his perception of life. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Su Shi's Poetry and Translations
The following are some of Su Shi's poems and their translation: - "Watching the Tide":"The misty rain on Lushan Mountain and the tide in Zhejiang Province will not stop until it reaches a thousand." When I get there, there's nothing else to do. It's misty rain on Mount Lu and tides in Zhejiang." The misty rain of Lushan Mountain and the tide of Qiantang River are both worth watching. If you don't have the chance to see it, you will regret it for life. Finally, he saw the scenery of Lushan and Zhejiang with his own eyes, but he found that the impulsive delusions of the past were nothing more than that. He only felt that the misty rain of Lushan was the misty rain of Lushan, and the tide of Zhejiang was the tide of Zhejiang. - [Inscription on the West Forest Wall]:"Looking horizontally at the side of the ridge, there are peaks. The distance and height are different. I don't know the true face of Mount Lu because I'm in this mountain." From the side, one could see the continuous undulating mountains, far away, near, high, and low, showing different appearances. The reason why they couldn't see the true face of Mount Lu was because they were in the middle of it. - [Jiangcheng Zi-Dream Remembrance on the 20th Night of the First Month of the First Month]:[Ten years of life and death are boundless. It is hard to forget even if you don't think about it. Thousands of miles of lonely graves, no place to talk about desolation. Even if we meet again, we should not know each other, but our faces are covered with dust and our hair is like frost. At night I dreamed that I had suddenly returned to my hometown. I was dressing up by the window of the small pavilion. They looked at each other without saying a word, only a thousand lines of tears. It is expected that the place where my heart is broken every year, the bright moon night, the short pine hill." It has been a full ten years since we parted for you and my wife. I can't bear to miss you, but it's hard to forget. The lonely grave was thousands of miles away, and there was no place to express the sorrow and desolation in his heart. Even if you and I meet again, I'm afraid you won't be able to recognize me. My face is already covered in dust and my temples are like frost. Last night, I dreamt that I had returned to my hometown and saw you dressing up in front of the small window. The two of us faced each other in silence, only tears falling. He guessed that the grave mountain with the pine trees under the bright moon was the place where his wife felt heartbroken every year. - [Shuidiao Getou: When will the bright moon appear?][Bingchen Mid-Autumn Festival, drinking until dawn, drunk, wrote this poem, and thinking of Ziyou.] When will the bright moon appear? I take my wine and ask the blue sky. I wonder what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to go back with the wind, but I'm afraid it's too cold to be high in Qionglou Yuyu. Dancing and making clear the shadow, how can it seem to be in the world? Turn to the vermilion pavilion, low Qi door, light sleepless. There should be no hatred, what is the long time to say goodbye to the round? People have joys and sorrows, and the moon has its ups and downs. It is difficult to complete this since ancient times. I hope we can live together for a long time." The translation was the Mid-Autumn Festival in the year of Bingchen (1076 AD). He happily drank until dawn. After getting drunk, he wrote this poem and missed his younger brother Su Zhe. When did the bright moon appear? I raised my cup and asked the heavens. He didn't know when it would be in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the breeze back to the sky, but I'm afraid that in a building made of jade, I can't stand the cold of the nine heavens. Dancing and enjoying the moonlight, it didn't seem like they were in the human world. The moon turned around the vermilion pavilion and hung low on the carved window, shining on herself, who was not sleepy. The bright moon shouldn't have any resentment towards people, right? Why did it only circle when people parted? People had the vicissitudes of sorrow and joy, and the moon had the changes of the moon. This kind of thing had been difficult to be comprehensive since ancient times. He only hoped that everyone's loved ones in this world would be safe and healthy. Even if they were thousands of miles away, they could still share this beautiful moonlight. - "Jiang Cheng Zi: Hunting in Mizhou":"I am a young man, with yellow hair on my left and green hair on my right, wearing a brocade hat and mink fur coat, riding thousands of horses on flat hills. He went to the prefect to report to the city, personally shot the tiger, and went to see Sun Lang. When the wine is drunk, the chest and gall are still open, and the hair on the temples is slightly frosty, so what? Holding the festival in the clouds, when will you send Feng Tang? He can draw his bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot the heavenly wolf." He was holding a yellow dog in his left hand and a goshawk in his right arm. He wore a gorgeous hat and a mink fur coat. He swept across the flat hills like a gust of wind with his followers. In order to repay the people of the city for following me out hunting, I want to be like Sun Quan and personally kill the tiger. I drink wine, my heart is open, my courage is stronger, my temples are slightly white, so what? - [Spring Night]:"A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold. The flowers are fragrant and the moon is overcast." On a spring night, every moment is precious, even a quarter of an hour is worth a thousand gold. At this moment, the moon was hazy, and the flowers were emitting a faint fragrance. - "Yangguan Song, Mid-Autumn Moon":"This life and this night will not grow well. Where will I see the bright moon next year?" The moon was mostly covered by dark clouds during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was really rare to see such a beautiful scenery like tonight. He wondered where he would go to admire the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival next year. - "Who says that life is endless?" The flowing water before the gate can still flow westward! Don't let your white hair sing the song of a yellow rooster." Who said that life can't go back to youth? Look, the stream in front of the door can even flow westward. So don't sigh at the passing of time when your hair is white. - "Life is like a traveler, I am also a pedestrian." Life is like rowing a boat against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. I am also in it. - [Xi Jiang Yue: The World is a Big Dream]:[The World is a Big Dream, how many times is it cool in autumn?] At night, the wind leaves have already blown in the corridor. Look at the brows and temples." Everything in this world is but a dream. How many cool autumns can one spend in life? 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Translations of Su Shi's Mourning for the Clouds
Just as it is destiny that only seedlings grow but not ears, children die early and cannot discuss the beauty of articles with me. If I want to keep time, I only regret that there is no immortal medicine that will not age for a thousand years. Before you left, you only gave me four Zen words. The sad thing is that you follow me to repay the debt of your previous life. The short marriage has broken the fate of future generations. You have passed away and are buried under the bamboo forest. There is no need to care about the distance. I only worship the immortals in the tower under the lamp at night. " Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
"Night at West Lake"
There were many poems in "West Lake at Night". Su Shi had written "Five Wonders of West Lake at Night", which was written in July of the fifth year of Xining (1072) when he was appointed as the general judge of Hangzhou. The first two poems were about West Lake under the moon, and the last three poems were about the scenery of West Lake after the moon was about to set. They were closely related to "Night Pan", depicting the scenery of West Lake under the moonlight and at night and reflecting the feeling of boat travel. Among them, the fourth chapter of "Night on the West Lake" was "The boundless water of wild rice and cattail, the fragrance of lotus flowers blooming in the wind at night." Gradually see the lights out of the distant temple, more wait for the moon to see the lake light "such a poem. In the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu wrote a semi-cursive work called Night on the West Lake, and there was also Dong Sizhang's Night on the West Lake: "The moon is full of clothes on the West Lake, and the thousands of mountains are green and the autumn smoke is faint. At the second watch, the waterbirds do not know where to stay, but also fly to the lake-looking pavilion." These works depicted the scenery and atmosphere of the West Lake at night from different angles. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The West Lake at night
"Sailing the West Lake at Night" was the theme of Su Shi's poem series "Five Wonders of Sailing the West Lake at Night". This set of poems was written in July of the fifth year of Xining (1072), when Su Shi was appointed as the general judge of Hangzhou. The poem depicted the scenery of West Lake on a moonlit night. It was written with the words "Night Flows" so that the readers could feel the whole process of boating on West Lake. For example,"The water is boundless, and the lotus flowers bloom at night." Gradually I see the light of the lamp coming out of the distant temple, waiting for the moon to darken to see the light of the lake." The poem vividly expressed the quiet and elegant beauty of West Lake at night. In addition, Zhao Mengfu once wrote Su Shi's West Lake Poetry in semi-cursive script, which also contained the poem content related to the "Night Flooding West Lake". The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The West Lake at Night
The fourth of the five wonders of the West Lake at night was written in the Pinyin version: gāpāwābiān shumáng máng, hé huāyè kāi fāng xiāng. jiàn jiàn dēng míng chū yuǎn sì ， gèng dài yuè hēi kàn hú guāng 。 The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!