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The Meditation Hall behind Poshan Temple

Chang Jian fl.727  I entered an ancient temple at dawn The rising sun lit the tall trees A trail led off to a secluded place To a meditation hall in a flowering wood Where mountain light pleased the hearts of birds And pond reflections stilled men's minds The ten thousand noises were hushed All I heard was a bell

Tí Pòshānsì Hòu Chányuán

Cháng Jiàn fl. 727 Qīngchén rù gǔ sì, Chūrì zhào gāo lín. Qūjìngtōngyōu chù, Chánfáng huāmù shēn. Shān guāng yuè niǎo xìng, Táyǐng kōng rén xīn. Wànlài cǐ jù jì, Wéi yú zōng qìng yīn.

Translator:

Red Pine-Bill Porter 赤松

Notes: 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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