Rocks like a herd of sheep on Cloud Dragon Hill

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Climbing Cloud Dragon Mountain

Su Shi 1036-1101 Drunk, I race up         Yellow Grass Hill. The hill is strewn with rocks,         like a herd of sheep. On top I collapse in a stupor,         a rock my bed, To stare at the white clouds         in the boundless sky. My song drifts down to the valley         on far-reaching autumn winds, Passersby look up         and gaze to the southeast, Clapping their hands, they burst out laughing,         "The prefect's gone mad!"

Dēng Yúnlóngshān

Sū Shì 1036-1101 Zuì zhōng zǒu shàng Huángmáogǎng, Mǎn gǎng luàn shí rú qún yáng. Gǎng tóu zuì dǎo shí zuò chuáng, Yǎng kàn bái yún tiān mángmáng. Gē shēng luò gǔ qiū fēng cháng. Lùrén jǔ shǒu dōngnán wàng, Pāi shǒu dà xiào shǐjūn kuáng.

Translator:

Ron Egan 艾朗諾

Notes: From Ron Egan's definitive book on Su Shi (Su Dongpo), Word Image and Deed In The Life Of Su Shi, Harvard University Press. Used with permission. Professor Egan teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara, California.

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