Wind Curling Upwards: The Appearance of River Immortals
临 江 仙
羽 扇 纶 巾 风 袅 袅
东 厢 月 到 蔷 薇。
新 声 谁 唤 出 罗 帷
龙 须 将 笛 绕
雁 字 入 筝 飞
陶 写 中 年 须 个 里
留 连 月 扇 云 衣。
周 君 持 酒 听
那 肯 带 春 归。
Lin Jiang Xian
Yu shan guan jin feng niao niao
Dong xiang yue dao qiang wei.
Xin sheng shei huan chu luo wei.
Long xu jiang di rao
Yan zi ru zheng fei.
Tao xie zhong nian xu ge li
Liu lian yue shan yun yi.
Zhou lang qu hou shang yin xi.
Wei jun chi jiu ting
Na ken dai chun gui.
Wind Curling Upwards: The Appearance of River Immortals
Wind curling upwards, blue feather fan and silk kerchief respond
Eastern suburbs moonlight arrives into a rose garden.
Who calls out with new sounds behind a fragrant silk curtain.
Coiled dragon shapes must bring on a flute
Wild geese in flight and characters emboss a guzheng
Tao Yuanming wrote of middle age as a time of solitude and joy.
Clouds for clothes, and joined to a circular moon-shaped fan.
After Official Zhoulang departed, can still enjoy a few words and sounds
Holding my wine glass, can almost still hear him
Together we could return and meet during another spring.
Notes:
Guzheng: An ancient Chinese multi-string musical instrument.
Tao Yuanming: (365-427 AD): Chinese poet from the days of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His biography and work can also be found on this website.