夜月星河 楓，彌望秋山葉漸紅。The maple trees --

金弓 每日一句 (133) 17. 


《十六字令‧楓》 夜月星河

   楓，

   彌望秋山葉漸紅。

   危亭立，誰共醉西風？

TUNE: Shí Liù Zì Lìng: "16-Character Ci "

TITLE: Fēng "The Maple Trees"

-- by 夜月星河 'Night Moon Starry River'

--  Translated by Frank C Yue

The maple trees --

From afar at the Autumn hills looking --

To red their leaves are slowly turning.

At the precarious pavilion standing,

Who would drink with me in the west 

breeze?

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Pretty Stars! I sorely know what you are. . ."

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Pretty Stars!

I sorely know what you are. . ."

-- by Frank C Yue  

       

        Plea 1 (of 2): 
     
        To certain Juice and Booze Drinkers 

        to please clean up your acts!

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Pretty Stars!               

I sorely know what you are. . ."

When you appear on the ground

Close by the children's play-ground,

When I see your distinctive mark

In my neighbourhood green park.
Tell me, Twinkle "Pretty Stars",

Did you come from near or far?

In a moment of blind rage,

You vaulted onto the stage

To play out in compliance

Your past master's 'defiance'.

You're now basking in the sun,

But kids in fear from you run!

Clear, brown, green -- you're made of glass,

Like sharp diamonds in the grass.

Will you hear its plaintive cry

When a bleeding child asks why?

In tears: "Mamma, who would do such a thing?"

Throwing glass bottles like birds on the wing!

             

                   Plea 2 (of 2): 

             

             To the e-reader,
           
             When you're jogging or walking
             Should you come across sparkling
             Broken glass on the ground,
             Please do look around
             For discarded plastic bags or cup.
             Put it in and tie it up;
             Dispose of this safely.
             You'll be so happy --
             A child could be out of Harm's way --
             Count as your Good Deed of the Day!   

             (When no 'container' is to be seen

             I put the pieces on my palm and in-

             To, I throw them, the nearest rubbish bin.)

周夢蝶 剎那 當我一閃地震慄於 我是在愛著 In a nano-second, when I’m shocked at

周夢蝶 ★剎那

當我一閃地震慄於

我是在愛著什麼時，

我覺得我的心

如垂天的鵬翼

在向外猛力地擴張又擴張…

永恒 ──

剎那間凝駐於「現在」的一點；

地球小如鴿卵，

我輕輕地將它拾起

納入胸懷。

“In A Nano-second When”

-- by 周夢蝶 Zhōu Mèngdié (1920-2014)

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

In a nano-second, when

I’m shocked at what I do Love then,

I feel that my own Heart

Is like condor wings spreading sky-wide apart…

Eternity –

In a nano-second,

Space-Time frozen at the point “The Present”!

The Earth, tiny as the egg of a pigeon,

Is gently picked up by me:

I place it in my lap and my Heart.

from the net:

<本詩選自《還魂草》。  作者在這本詩集的寫作時期，  單純的賣書、談詩、讀《莊子》  和《佛經》等書，經濟狀況雖  然困頓，精神生活卻非常富足，  詩中經常閃爍其生命哲思。

                                   

周夢蝶《還魂草》時期（1960~1965）

在這個時期，他是「一個以哲思凝鑄悲苦的詩人」，而且其詩所表現的是一種「自雪中取火，且鑄火為雪」的境界。... >

周夢蝶 昨夜 我又夢見我赤裸裸地趺坐在 Last night, I dreamed that I

周夢蝶 ★ 孤獨國

“The Country Lonely”

-- by 周夢蝶 Zhōu Mèngdié (1920-2014)

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

昨夜，我又夢見我
赤裸裸地趺坐在負雪的山峰上。

Last night I dreamed that I
Sat -- naked, cross-legged -- at the snowy peak high. 

這裏的氣候黏在冬天與春天的介面處。
（這裏的雪是溫柔如天鵝絨的。）
這裏沒有嬲騷的市聲，
只有時間嚼著時間的反芻的微響。

The climate was between Winter and Spring here
(And the snow is velvety tender here.)
Here, the city’s hustle-and-bustle sounds could not be found,
Only Time-chewing-Time’s light regurgitation sound.

這裏沒有眼鏡蛇、貓頭鷹與人面獸，
只有曼陀羅花、橄欖樹和玉蝴蝶。
這裏沒有文字、經緯、千手千眼佛，
觸處是一團渾渾莽莽沉默的吞吐的力。

Here were no cobra, owl and the evil sphinx’s cries,
Only the Jimson flow'r, olive tree and jade butterfly.
Here, no language, space and the Thousand-Hand-Eye Buddha.
A nebulous messy Mass to the touch,
A silent attracting-repelling Force much.

這裏白晝幽闃窈窕如夜，
夜比白晝更綺麗、豐實、光燦。
而這裏的寒冷如酒，封藏著詩和美
甚至虛空也懂手談，邀來滿天忘言的繁星…

Here, the Day was serene and romantic as the Night;
Compared to Day, the Night was prettier, juicier, and more bright.
Here, the Cold was like wine, sealing Poetry and Beauty inside;
Even Emptiness could talk with hand-signs
With the invited Stellar Guests who are speechless…

過去佇足不去，未來不來
我是 “現在” 的臣僕，也是帝皇。

Stalled, “The Past” stops going,
“The Future” stops coming.
In this Country Lonely,
For “The Present”, I am
The servant lowly,
And the Emperor!

周夢蝶 行到水窮處 不見窮 不見水 Strolling to the end of waters green

周夢蝶 ★ 行到水窮處

行到水窮處
不見窮，不見水 ---
卻有一片幽香
冷冷在目，在耳，在衣。

你是源泉
我是泉上的漣漪；
我們在冷冷之初，冷冷之終相遇。

像風與風眼之乍醒。驚喜相窺

看你在我，我在你；
看你在上，在後在前在左右
迴眸一笑便足成千古。

你心裡有花開，
開自第瓣猶未湧起時：
誰是那第一瓣？
那初冷，那不凋的漣漪？

行到水窮處
不見窮，不見水 ---
卻有一片幽香
冷冷在目，在耳，在衣。

--- 選自周夢蝶《世紀詩選》臺北爾雅叢書 501

"Strolling to the end of waters green"

-- by 周夢蝶 Zhōu Mèngdié (1920-2014)

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

Strolling to the end of waters green,

The end is unseen, the waters unseen.

But there is a fragrance subtle –

Cold, cold like so

In the eyes, in the ears, in the clothes.

You are the spring clear,

I’m the ripples far and near;

We meet in the cold, cold beginning,

And in the cold, cold ending.

Like the wind and the wind’s eye,

Awake from sleeping –

Both thrilled at each other’s peeping.

I see that you are in me, I’m in you;

You’re on top of me,

Behind, in front, on the left, and the right, too.

Turning your head, your sparkling eyes

Flash a smile divine –

Ah! Blissful eternity!

Flowers are blooming in your bosom,

Blooming from petals that fully burst.

O! Which one will be the petal first?

When the cold is a-coming

Who are the ripples unfading?

Strolling to the end of waters green,

The end is unseen, the waters unseen.

But there is a fragrance subtle –

Cold, cold like so

In the eyes, in the ears, in the clothes.

From the net:

周夢蝶94歲辭世 他，是「孤獨國」國王 

周夢蝶94歲辭世 他，是「孤獨國」國王 | 詩人周夢蝶辭世 |

王之涣 白日依山尽 黄河入海流 White Sun hugs the hills, ceases to be

《登鸛雀樓》唐 • 王之渙

 

    白日依山盡，  

    黃河入海流。

 

    欲窮千里目，  

    更上一層樓。

Dēng Guan Qiā Lóu: "Ascending the Stork 

Mansion"

--by Wáng Zhīhuàn (688 -- 742)

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

White Sun hugs the hills, ceases to be;

Yellow River empties into sea.

To see much farther than before,

Climb up the stairs to one more floor. 

         

     《登鹳雀楼》  唐 •王之涣

          白日依山尽，   黄河入海流。

         欲穷千里目，  更上一层楼。

  

　　

from the net:

鹳雀楼：旧址在山西永济县，楼高三层，前对中条山，

下临黄河。传说常有鹳雀在此停留，故有此名。
　

夜月星河 英雄影 飄泊幾多秋 The swordsman’s shadow passes by

113. 2.《憶江南‧劍客》 夜月星河

                 英雄影
                 飄泊幾多秋
                 滴盡江湖兒女淚
                 功成身隱踏歸舟
                 劍客已無求。


TUNE: Yì Jiāngnán "Remembering Jiangnan"
TITILE: Jiàn Kè "The Scholar-Swordsman"
-- by 夜月星河  'Night Moon Starry River'
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

The swordsman’s shadow passes by,
For many an Autumn drifting from 
                                       place from to place;
Lawless but righteous, the ladies have 
                                      shed their tears dry.

All his missions done,
The Swordsman boards a returning 
                                  boat and hides his face,
For his desire he has none.