TUNE: BUDDHIST DANCERS
Li Bai
Tang Dynasty (701-762)
O'er far-flung wooded plain wreaths of smoke weave a screen,
Cold mountains stretch into a belt of sorrowful green.
The dusk invades the tower high
Where someone sighs a longing sigh.
On marble steps she waits in vain
But to see birds fly back a main.
Where should she gaze to find her dear?
She sees but stations far and near.
菩萨蛮
[唐]李白
平林漠漠烟如织,寒山一带伤心碧。
瞑色入高楼,有人楼上愁。
玉阶空停立,宿鸟归飞急。
何处是归程？长亭更短亭。
About the poet
Li Bai is one of China's most well-known poets. Famous for his romantic approach in writing poetry, he is also well-known by many people because drinking was his favorite pastime.
About the translator
Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021) was born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. He was a professor of literary translation at Peking University.
About the book
300 Tang Poems Translated by Xu Yuanchong Published by China Intercontinental Press
Li Bai
Tang Dynasty (701-762)
O'er far-flung wooded plain wreaths of smoke weave a screen,
Cold mountains stretch into a belt of sorrowful green.
The dusk invades the tower high
Where someone sighs a longing sigh.
On marble steps she waits in vain
But to see birds fly back a main.
Where should she gaze to find her dear?
She sees but stations far and near.
菩萨蛮
[唐]李白
平林漠漠烟如织,寒山一带伤心碧。
瞑色入高楼,有人楼上愁。
玉阶空停立,宿鸟归飞急。
何处是归程？长亭更短亭。
About the poet
Li Bai is one of China's most well-known poets. Famous for his romantic approach in writing poetry, he is also well-known by many people because drinking was his favorite pastime.
About the translator
Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021) was born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. He was a professor of literary translation at Peking University.
About the book
300 Tang Poems Translated by Xu Yuanchong Published by China Intercontinental Press
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