Small stream on Huangshan, Anhui Province

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Ancient Air #52

Li Bo 699-762 Verdant springtime runs with the reckless rapids; Crimson-bright summer swiftly eddies past. It's unbearable to see the autumn tumbleweeds         wheel aimlessly, nowhere to light. The illumined breeze of clearing skies         destroys the orchid, White dew spatters the tender bean shoots. The Fair One will not wait for me, Though grass and tree wither day by day.

Gǔ Fēnɡ

Lǐ Bái 699-762 Qīnɡ chūn liú jīnɡ tuān, Zhū mínɡ zhòu huí bó. Bù rěn kàn qiūpénɡ, Piāo yánɡ jìnɡ hé tuō. Guānɡ fēnɡ miè lánhuì, Báilù sǎ kuíhuò. Měirén bù wǒ qī, Cǎomù rì línɡ luò.

Translator:

Paula Varsano 翻譯者

Notes: Translation from Paula Varsano's great book on Li Bo, Tracking the Banished Immortal, The Poetry of Li Bo and Its Critical Reception, University of Hawaii Press, 2003. Page 169.

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