Poems

• Rock^Star

  14 Jul 11, 21:58

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

   

  ya riddle 來的。  çŒœä¸€å�¥æˆ�語。

   

  how come everyone above oni talks about Tang poems (& esp. oni Libai) ? 

  got non-Tang ones like here oso haf mah:

  http://sgforums.com/forums/2029/topics/352560

  Think better you ask fireice to exprain how she got that.

• FireIce

  14 Jul 11, 22:01

  wah. my fault meh.
  going with the flow mah.
  
  
  
  

  change to discuss 宋�?

• Rock^Star

  14 Jul 11, 22:01

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

   

  ya riddle 來的。  çŒœä¸€å�¥æˆ�語。

   

  how come everyone above oni talks about Tang poems (& esp. oni Libai) ? 

  got non-Tang ones like here oso haf mah:

  http://sgforums.com/forums/2029/topics/352560

  Wooh...good stuff! Can you post it out and explain in english so that readers may have an easier time??

• Fcukpap

  14 Jul 11, 22:07

  ....mesmerized by the beauty of Ci than Shi 

  欧阳修 ~ ��花 
                
  
  
                
  庭院深深深几许，�柳堆烟，帘幕无�数。
                
  玉勒雕�游冶处，楼高��章�路。
                
  雨横风狂三月暮，门掩黄�，无计留春�。
                
  泪眼问花花�语，乱红飞过秋�去。
                
  
  
                
  
  
                
  
                
                
                

• Rock^Star

  14 Jul 11, 22:28

  A poem (水调歌头) written by �轼 aka �东� (1037-1101) of the Northern Song dynasty (北宋):

  明月几时有, 把酒问�天。

  When will the next moon appear, grab the cup of wine and ask the heavens.

  �知天上宫阙�今夕是何年？

  Not sure which year it is in the heavenly palaces?

  我欲乘风归去，惟��楼玉宇，高处�胜寒。

  I wish to return "home" (as if back to the heavens) with the wind but just afraid that it's cold in the palaces up there.

  起舞弄清影，何似在人间？ 

  Begin to dance and make light shadows, this is not earth? (as if in an imagination that's out of this world.

  转朱�，低绮户，照无眠。

  The moon shines unto the pavillions and elegant doors, watching over those who cannot sleep (refers to those who are troubled; actually I think he's talking abotu himself)

  �应有��何事长�别时圆？

  There shouldn't be hate but why should the moon become round only when people are apart? (He's actually referring to his dear brother who's far away and it really pains him; in Chinese belief, the round shape signifies a reunion of close ones)

  人有悲欢离�，月有阴晴圆缺，此事�难全。

  There's sadness, happiness, parting of ways and reunion of people...just like the moon that takes different shapes (阴,晴,圆,缺), it's hard for things to be perfect.
  

  但愿人长久，�里共�娟。

  Hope for mankind to exist forever, while admiring the moon from thousands of li apart. �娟 refers to a flawless and elegant beauty, in this case the moon goddess, 娼娥。

• FireIce

  14 Jul 11, 22:30

  faye wong got sing.

   

  sotong ball is good

  but he ask too many questions

• Rock^Star

  14 Jul 11, 22:41

  Originally posted by Fcukpap:

  ....mesmerized by the beauty of Ci than Shi 

  欧阳修 ~ ��花 
                

  庭院深深深几许，�柳堆烟，帘幕无�数。
                

  玉勒雕�游冶处，楼高��章�路。
                

  雨横风狂三月暮，门掩黄�，无计留春�。
                

  泪眼问花花�语，乱红飞过秋�去。
                

  Interesting! Can you explain in more detail?

• Rock^Star

  14 Jul 11, 22:43

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  faye wong got sing.

   

  sotong ball is good

  but he ask too many questions

  Originally sung by Teresa Teng. And eh what la u.....what sotong ball....people song dynasty legend u knw.

• Fcukpap

  14 Jul 11, 22:54

  陆游wrote on the wall of the garden

   

  红酥手，黄藤酒，满城春色宫墙柳。东风�，欢情薄，一��绪，几年离索。错�错�错�

   

  春如旧，人空瘦，泪痕红悒鲛绡�。桃花�，闲池�，山盟虽在，锦书难托。莫，莫，莫�

   

  After separated many years later, his lover, �婉 wrote on the wall

   

  世情薄，人情�，雨�黄�花易�。晓风干，泪痕残，欲笺心事，独语斜阑。难�难�难�

   

  人��，今�昨，病魂常似秋�索。角声寒，夜阑�，怕人寻问，咽泪装欢。瞒，瞒，瞒�

   

  

• Fcukpap

  14 Jul 11, 22:56

  

• Pinknutri

  14 Jul 11, 22:56

  Wang Zhan(黄沾）composed a song for 笑傲江湖“沧海一声笑”sounds like a poem to me. This song is 当今一ç»�çš„ç»�典。

   

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknGg9l4a7s

• Pinknutri

  14 Jul 11, 23:04

  Originally posted by Fcukpap:

  陆游wrote on the wall of the garden

   

  红酥手，黄藤酒，满城春色宫墙柳。东风�，欢情薄，一��绪，几年离索。错�错�错�

   

  春如旧，人空瘦，泪痕红悒鲛绡�。桃花�，闲池�，山盟虽在，锦书难托。莫，莫，莫�

   

  After separated many years later, his lover, �婉 wrote on the wall

   

  世情薄，人情�，雨�黄�花易�。晓风干，泪痕残，欲笺心事，独语斜阑。难�难�难�

   

  人��，今�昨，病魂常似秋�索。角声寒，夜阑�，怕人寻问，咽泪装欢。瞒，瞒，瞒�

   

  

  苦命鸳鸯。

• BanguIzai

  14 Jul 11, 23:20

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Think better you ask fireice to exprain how she got that.

   

  

   

• BanguIzai

  14 Jul 11, 23:29

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Wooh...good stuff! Can you post it out and explain in english so that readers may have an easier time??

  I chose them the few posted, due to them having some famous verses passed down.

  eg.

  From è¾›å¼ƒç–¾ - é�’玉案,  people recite this famous verse: ä¼—里寻他å�ƒç™¾åº¦ï¼Œè“¦ç„¶å›žé¦–，那人å�´åœ¨ï¼Œç�¯ç�«é˜‘ç�Šå¤„。

  From æ�Žå•†éš� - 锦瑟, people recite this famous verse: æ­¤æƒ…å�¯å¾…æˆ�追忆，å�ªæ˜¯å½“时已惘然。

  From æ–‡å¤©ç¥¥ï¼ˆå�—宋）- 《过零ä¸�洋》, people recite this famous verse: äººç”Ÿè‡ªå�¤è°�无死？留å�–丹心照汗é�’。

  From ã€Šå…³é›Žã€‹, people recite this famous verse: çªˆçª•æ·‘女，å�›å­�好逑。

  From æŸ³æ°¸ - 雨霖铃, people recite this famous verse: å¤šæƒ…自å�¤ä¼¤ç¦»åˆ«ã€‚

  From ï¼ˆå”�）æ�œ 牧  《清明》, people recite this famous verse: æ¸…明时节雨纷纷。

  From ç§¦è§‚  -  é¹Šæ¡¥ä»™ , people recite this famous verse: ä¸¤æƒ…若是久长时，å�ˆå²‚在ã€�æœ�æœ�暮暮。

   

  Ok, I try to translate.

• BanguIzai

  14 Jul 11, 23:31

  Originally posted by Fcukpap:

  ....mesmerized by the beauty of Ci than Shi 

  欧阳修 ~ ��花 
                

  庭院深深深几许，�柳堆烟，帘幕无�数。
                

  玉勒雕�游冶处，楼高��章�路。
                

  雨横风狂三月暮，门掩黄�，无计留春�。
                

  泪眼问花花�语，乱红飞过秋�去。
                

  Hey, Fcukpap, I like this same, as you.  In fact, I tend to like æ­�陽修 styles very much.

• FireIce

  15 Jul 11, 00:46

  i like �清照 from 宋
  
  声声慢

  寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。�暖还寒时候，最难将�。三�两�淡酒，怎敌他�晚�风急��过也，正伤心，�是旧时相识。 　　满地黄花堆积，憔悴�，如今有�堪摘？守�窗儿，独自怎生得黑�梧�更兼细雨，到黄��点点滴滴。这次第，怎一个�字了得�

   

• Fcukpap

  15 Jul 11, 00:50

   

  in his youthful pleasures for women,

  red blossoms wilt from its glorious ancient pasts;

  how else, but the fog and rain,

  stirs a Master to the wake of the Way?

  

   

• BanguIzai

  15 Jul 11, 01:31

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Wooh...good stuff! Can you post it out and explain in english so that readers may have an easier time??

  First one:

  http://blog.udn.com/lotos802/2631610

  《é�’玉案》 - è¾›æ£„ç–¾  - ã€Šå…ƒå¤•ã€‹

  
  æ�±é¢¨å¤œæ”¾èŠ±å�ƒæ¨¹ï¼Œ 
  
  æ›´å�¹è�½ã€�星如雨。 
  
  寶馬雕車香滿路，鳳簫è�²å‹•ï¼Œ 
  
  玉壺光轉，一夜魚é¾�舞。 
  
  
  娥眉雪柳黃金縷， 
  
  笑語盈盈暗香去。 
  
  眾è£�å°‹ä»–å�ƒç™¾åº¦ï¼Œé©€ç„¶å›žé¦–， 
  
  那人å�»åœ¨ï¼Œç‡ˆç�«é—Œç�Šè™•ã€‚ 
  
  
  
  

  ã€�é�’玉案】宋˙辛棄疾 
  

  

  
  

  ◤注釋◢
  
  
  ◎花�樹�星如雨：皆指數�眾多的燈籠。
  
  ◎玉壺：��壺，�代計時所用。
  
  â—Žé­šé¾�舞：魚燈ã€�é¾�燈…å�„色å�„樣的彩燈。
  
  ◎娥眉：指婦女頭上的�飾。一說娥眉比喻美人。
  
  ◎驀然：忽然。
  
  ◎闌�：衰�之�。此指幽暗。
  

  
  

  ◤後記◢
  
  
  辛棄疾之��玉案】是�寫元宵夜晚之應景詞牌。

  
  
  

   

  

  
  

  Self-translation

  The night of the blowing east wind, which occurred on the Eve of the Traditional Lunar New Year, colourful festive lanterns are spotted hanging throughout the city. The whole road is filled with carnival horsecarts and the east wind is swaying the lanterns produced in the form of fishes and dragons, amidst melodious tunes from the "Siao" players, waiting for the clock to tick towards midnight.

  I spotted the girl, who adorns her glittering head accessories, joking and giggling away and suddenly fading away into the midst of the celebration. I delved into the human crowd to search for her frantically, and alas! She is here, found at the most desolate corner.

   

  Additional note:  "The girl" is not a real girl,  but a political analogy of himself.  He reflects that he rather not want to participate in the politics & fame that many others yearn to be involved in.

• BanguIzai

  15 Jul 11, 02:11

  2nd one:

  http://www.wretch.cc/blog/imWang/13090039

  〈錦瑟〉- æ�Žå•†éš±

  錦瑟無端五�弦，一弦一柱��年。

  莊生曉夢迷��，望�春心託�鵑。

  滄海月明�有淚，�田日暖玉生煙。

  此情�待�追憶，�是當時已惘然。

   

  Self-translation

  
  

  Why does the musical instrument, the magnificient "Se" be made of using 50 strings? Each of the strings that is attached to each of the pillars, reminded me of my youthful glorious times.

  
  

  Life is as illusionary as Zhuangzi's daydream of himself turning into a butterfly, so I rather follow the Shu King, "Wang" who turned himself into a cuckoo bird to beg the Spring season from ending.

  
  

  Under the brightly lit moonlight which casts its reflection on the boundless ocean, I can't control my tears, as I recalled the glorious times of my joyfulness, comparable to the warm sunlight shining upon the green fields and soft edges of the mountains, thereby causing the jade buried in the mountains to melt and emit fragrant smokes.

  
  

  The past memories was supposed to be dearly remembered, however, it was not apparent to me while all these were happening.

• BanguIzai

  15 Jul 11, 03:09

  �零�洋

   

  é�Žé›¶ä¸�æ´‹   -   æ–‡å¤©ç¥¥

  辛 苦 � 逢 起 一 經 ，干 戈 寥 � 四 周 星 。

  å±± æ²³ ç ´ ç¢Ž 風 飄 çµ® ，身 世 æµ® 沉 雨 打 è�� 。

  惶 æ�� ç�˜ é ­ 說 惶 æ�� ，零 ä¸� æ´‹ è£� 嘆 零 ä¸� 。

  人 生 自 � 誰 無 死 ，留 � 丹 心 照 汗 � 。

   

   

  Self-translation

  How much blood and sweat have been put in by me to survive through all the tortuous classical imperial examinations to become a Song Official, and now what, look at our fragmented Song troops, for 4 years I seem to be the lone-fighter against the unbelievably strong Yuan invaders!

  My homeland has completely broken down as though the strong winds detach and scatter the willow fluffs all over the place, while my future does not carry a positive outlook because I am like the rootless water-hyacinth being attacked continuously by the heavy rains.

  After my troops were defeated at Jiangxi in 1277, I passed by Jiangxi's most famous torrentious "Fearful Coast" of the 18 coasts on my way to Fujian, and felt so fearful. Now, in 1278, I am again defeated at Guangdong and on my way to Beijing as a prisoner-of-war, I passed by Guangdong's "Helpless Bay", and felt utterly helpless.

  So I ask: Who in the history has not died for his country, nonetheless I shall devote my undivided loyalty and make sure that my contributions get penned down forever in the history scrolls.

• BanguIzai

  15 Jul 11, 03:31

  http://content.edu.tw/senior/chinese/ks_rs/content/chinese/poem/title/think/firstbook.htm

  

  關關雎鳩，在河之洲。

  窈窕淑女，��好逑。

  �差��，左��之。

  窈窕淑女，寤�求之。

  求之�得，寤���。

  悠哉悠哉，輾轉��。

  �差��，左�采之。

  窈窕淑女，�瑟�之。

  �差��，左�芼之。

  窈窕淑女，�鼓樂之。

   

  Self-translation

  Chirp chirp chirp by the water birds, on the sandy marshland within the river.

  Oh my fair lady! The guys yearn for her.

  Tall and short vegetation grow by the marshland, the plucker shuffles them to the left and to the right.

  Oh my fair lady! The guys dream on her.

  When the dreams turns out to be a castle in the sky, shutting of the eyes turns into pain.

  Throughout the dreary night, the body flips and turns in frustration.

  Tall and short vegetation grow by the marshland, the plucker plucks them from the left and from the right.

  Oh my fair lady! The guys strums the zither  upon seeing her.

  Tall and short vegetation grow by the marshland, the plucker picks them on the left and on the right.

  Oh my fair lady! The wedding bells will ring soon.

• BanguIzai

  15 Jul 11, 04:33

  http://www.ck.tp.edu.tw/~cywang/216file/ch15.files/chireports/33242.htm

  雨霖鈴（寒蟬淒切）   æŸ³æ°¸

   

  寒蟬淒切，�長亭晚，驟雨�歇。

  都門帳飲無緒，方留戀處，蘭舟催發。

  執手相看淚眼，竟無語�噎。

  念去去�里煙波，暮�沈沈楚天闊。

  多情自�傷離別，更那堪�冷�清秋節。

  今宵酒醒何處？

  楊柳岸，曉風殘月�

  此去經年，應是良辰好景虛設。

  便縱有�種風情，更與何人說�

   

   

  Self-translation

  It's near evening time, I hear the cicadas' mourning screeches intermittently. The shadows of the evening skies looms itself around the roadside pavilion where I am parting with her today. The sudden downpour which had just stopped at least brought forth a gush of fresh air into me. Even though she purposely wanted me to cheer up by setting up a farewell party booth outside the city gates, actually both of us have no mood to drink at all. The boatman called out to us that his boat is gonna leave soon, while we are still reluctant to part with each other. My hands are tightly clutched to hers, and her teary eyes looked deep into mine, with a thousand words yet no sound being able to come out of our throats. The boat will be bringing me southwards to a thousand miles away until I merge with the blurry waters at the horizon, so that you will only end up seeing the endless deep blue sky hovering in front of you.

  Passionate lovers has been heartbroken time and again since the immemorial past, moreover, most unbearably that this has to happen to us in this pathetic, sorrowful autumn season. Tonight, when I turn sober, where will I find myself in this awkward loneliness? Well, I might find myself along the shores, under the dim, waning moon hiding behind the drooping willow trees accompanied by gusts of morning cold wind! Without you by my side, whether or not my future is going to be smooth-sailing, I will have no mood to rejoice every year after year of separating from you. Because, without you by my side, my heart's romantic tenderness will have no one to express to!

• Pinknutri

  15 Jul 11, 18:01

   

  诗人 ：王维

  � 诗 （其二）

   

  �自故乡�，应知故乡事。

  �日绮窗�，寒梅著花未？

  　

  　

  少年行

   

  新丰美酒斗��，咸阳游侠多少年。

  相逢�气为�饮，系马高楼垂柳边。

  　

  　

   

   

  寄河上段�六

   

  与�相��相亲，闻��家在孟津。

  为�行舟试借问，客中时有洛阳人。

  　

  　

   

   

  �月�日忆山东兄弟

   

  独在异乡为异客，�逢佳节��亲。

  �知兄弟登高处，��茱�少一人。

  　

  　

   

   

  �元二使安西

   

  渭城�雨浥轻尘，客���柳色新。

  ��更尽一�酒，西出阳关无故人。

  　

  　

   

   

  �沈��归江东

   

  �柳渡头行客稀，罟师�浆�临圻。

  惟有相�似春色，江�江北��归。

  　

  　

   

   

  相�

   

  红豆生�国，秋��几�。

  ��多采撷，此物最相�。

  　

  　

   

   

  失题

   

  清风明月苦相�，��从戎�载余。

  �人去日殷勤嘱：归��时数寄书�

  　

  　

   

   

  书事

   

  轻阴��雨，深院昼慵开。

  �看��色，欲上人衣�。

   

   

   

• Pinknutri

  15 Jul 11, 18:59

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  �零�洋

   

  é�Žé›¶ä¸�æ´‹   -   æ–‡å¤©ç¥¥

  辛 苦 � 逢 起 一 經 ，干 戈 寥 � 四 周 星 。

  å±± æ²³ ç ´ ç¢Ž 風 飄 çµ® ，身 世 æµ® 沉 雨 打 è�� 。

  惶 æ�� ç�˜ é ­ 說 惶 æ�� ，零 ä¸� æ´‹ è£� 嘆 零 ä¸� 。

  人 生 自 � 誰 無 死 ，留 � 丹 心 照 汗 � 。

   

   

   

  Self-translation

  How much blood and sweat have been put in by me to survive through all the tortuous classical imperial examinations to become a Song Official, and now what, look at our fragmented Song troops, for 4 years I seem to be the lone-fighter against the unbelievably strong Yuan invaders!

  My homeland has completely broken down as though the strong winds detach and scatter the willow fluffs all over the place, while my future does not carry a positive outlook because I am like the rootless water-hyacinth being attacked continuously by the heavy rains.

  After my troops were defeated at Jiangxi in 1277, I passed by Jiangxi's most famous torrentious "Fearful Coast" of the 18 coasts on my way to Fujian, and felt so fearful. Now, in 1278, I am again defeated at Guangdong and on my way to Beijing as a prisoner-of-war, I passed by Guangdong's "Helpless Bay", and felt utterly helpless.

  So I ask: Who in the history has not died for his country, nonetheless I shall devote my undivided loyalty and make sure that my contributions get penned down forever in the history scrolls.

  I like guys like him 文武�全�

• Rock^Star

  15 Jul 11, 21:23

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

   

  

   

  haha......Does this belong to the category of 欠�问答题？