Sheng sheng man Li Ch’ing Chao Searching, searching, again and again Cold and still, cold and still Bitter bitter, cruel cruel sorrow— Fever, chills— No stay, no rest Two, three cups of thin wine Can not hold off the evening or delay the wind The geese have passed And left me sick at heart Though once, we were old friends The ground is full of yellow flowers piling up Dry, brittle, wounded Who can pick them now? I keep my vigil by the window Alone, how can I stand its getting dark? And the wu-t’ung, and thin rain? Dusk, day fades, bit by bit, drop by drop One thing after another How can one small word grief tell it all?
Forlorn Li Chingchao So dim, so dark, So dense, so dull, So damp, so dank, So dead! The weather, now warm, now cold, Makes it harder Than ever to forget! How can a few cups of thin wine Bring warmth against The chilly winds of sunset? I recognize the geese flying overhead: My old friends, Bring not the old memories back! Let fallen flowers lie where they fall. To what purpose And for whom should I decorate? By the window shut, Guarding it alone, To see the sky has turned so black! And the drizzle on the kola nut Keeps on droning: Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat! Is this the kind of mood and moment To be expressed By one word “sad”? （林语堂 译）
To “Note After Note” (Sheng-Sheng Man) Searching and searching, seeking and seeking, so chill, so clear, dreary, and dismal, and forlorn. That time of year When it’s suddenly warm, then cold again, now it’s hardest of all to take care, Two or three cups of weak wine— how can they resist the biting wind that comes with evening? The wild geese pass by— That’s what hurts the most— and yet they’re old acquaintances In piles chrysanthemums fill the ground, looking all wasted, damaged— who cloud pick them, as they are now? I stay by the window, how can I wait alone until blackness comes? The beech tree, on top of that the fine rain, on until dusk, the dripping drop after drop. In a situation like this how can that one word “sorrow” grasp it? （Stephen Owen 译） |
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