Tuesday, 17 December 2013

蘇軾 橫看成嶺側成峰，遠近高低各不同。Look at it horizontally,

【題西林壁】　　宋 · 蘇軾

 橫看成嶺側成峰，    遠近高低各不同。

 不識廬山真面目，    只緣身在此山中。
Tí Xī Lín Bì:
"Brushing a Poem on the Wall of Xilin Temple"
-- by SU SHI (1036-1101)
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

Look at it horizontally, they're mountain ranges;
Vertically, they appear to be precipitous peaks.
Viewing the mountain from afar, the vista changes --
From up front and various angles, diff'rent physiques.
No one could see the true face of Lu Mountain with one's heart,
For standing here, of the mountain one has become a part.
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1 comment:

  1. David Fang26 January 2021 at 09:23

    Very nice translations! I have had great time enjoying your articles.
    Feel not quite enough? Something still hanging there?
    紅塵度外情悠婉，遐志微存夢淨空。
    縱使今生能再會，風霜歷盡白頭翁。

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