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The Imperial Entourage on the Road from Dengfeng

Song Zhiwen 656-712 A palace of brocade adorns the great peak The ascent of an immortal is glorious indeed At dawn curtains weave through the clouds At dusk lanterns flicker among the stars Countless banners wind out of a dark ravine Down the quaking mountain ten thousand chariots roll The royal entourage is worthy of an ode Alas I lack the skill to dazzle Heaven

Hù Cóng Dēngfēng Tú Zhōng Zuò

Sòng Zhīwèn 656-712 Zhàng diàn yù cuī wéi， Xiān yóu shí zhuàng zāi. Xiǎo yún lián mù juǎn， Yè huǒ zá xīng huí. Gǔ àn qiān qí chū， Shān míng wàn shéng lái. Hù yóu liáng kě fù， Zhōng fá yǎn tiān cái.

Translator:

Red Pine-Bill Porter 赤松

Notes: Traveling with the Empress Wu after she 'climbed' Songshan to make offerings to Heaven. From the book Poems of the Masters, China's Classic Anthology of Tang and Song Dynasty verse. One of the best, if not "the best", books of general translations of Chinese poetry. Wonderfully detailed notes on each poem and all poems are displayed in the original Chinese. Translated by Red Pine, published by Copper Canyon Press.

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