老人雪月風花詩景待 秋冬春夏好題材 The Snow, Moon, Wind and Flower all want

325.《七絕‧風花》一老年人

         雪月風花詩景待，
         秋冬春夏好題材；
         草棚不是青樓地，
         問柳尋芳莫進來。

Qi Jue (28-Character Quatrain): 
“The Wind and the Flower”
-- by 一老年人  ‘A Man of Advanced Years’
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

The Snow, Moon, Wind and Flower all want to go into poetry,
And Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer are good subject matters.
At the Thatch’d Pavilion one can’t find any Escort pretty –
If you had lusty sex on your mind, please do not enter!

老人 江河滾滾向東流 民主之心永不休 The River waters are rushing

《七絕‧願》一老年人

     江河滾滾向東流，
     民主之心永不休；
     北望神州多少夢，
     何時能得票來投？

Qi Jue (28-Character Quatrain): “Wish”
-- by 一老年人 ‘A Man of Advanced Years’
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

The River waters are rushing toward the east;
The People's urge for Democracy will ne'er cease.
O Countless dreams -- gazing north at the Motherland!
In line to vote really freely, when may we stand?

星河 渡頭舟泊 夕陽紅樹 寒鴉聲切 The moored boats by the ferry

《留春令‧江村》夜月星河

渡頭舟泊，夕陽紅樹，寒鴉聲切。

水漾歸帆映明霞，汐潮湧、波濤咽。

四野昏黄雲山接，遠漁燈明滅。

風過層林葉飄零，碧天雁，江樓月。

TUNE: “Spring-Detention Ci”

TITLE: “River Village”

-- by 夜月星河 ‘Night Moon Starry River’

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

The moored boats by the ferry at the country-side

And all the trees by the setting Sun are red dyed,

While the crows in the chilly evening loudly cry.

Reflected on the wavy waters some sails returning,

So bright the coloured clouds glowing!

The in-coming tide rising,

The lapping waves a-groaning.

Softly falling in all the four directions, Dusk’s shown;

The clouds and the mountains then join hands at this instance.

The fishermen’s lights are flickering in the distance.

Winds sweeping through the layers of woods – parting leaves blown

Into disarray and oblivion.

As wild geese arrow past the clear skies,

By the river mansion the Moon shines.

老人 炒風難擋 滔天巨浪 看誰無恙？When speculative winds blow

  《留春令‧股海》一老年人

炒風難擋，滔天巨浪，看誰無恙？
股海隨波任浮沉，勇追放，沽拋爽。

順勢人人存幻想，發達天天望。
逆轉財空更驚心，膽肝創，神魂蕩。

TUNE: “Spring-Detention Ci”
TITLE: “Sea of Stocks and Shares”
-- by 一老年人  ‘A Man of Advanced Years’
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

When speculative winds blow
Giant waves rule in the choppy sea.
Who will then survive, O let’s see!
In the Stocks Sea one goes with the flow –
Be it rising,
Be it diving,
So brave in chasing
And quick in selling.

When the market keeps on climbing,
Up and up on its way,
Everyone, drugged, keeps on dreaming –
Ah, I’ll be filthy rich any day!
When it crashes the money’s gone –
It’s scary as scary can be!
So hurt is e’eryone’s proud bravery,
The spirit’s hijack’d by a sad song! 

一老年人 刀勁呼呼箭疾輕 The broadsword cuts ferociously

《七絕‧戰》 一老年人

   刀勁呼呼箭疾輕，

   來回幾度戰無聲；

   

   招招式式快如電，

   貫注全神心力傾。

Qi Jue (28-Character Quatrain): "Fighting"

-- by 一老年人  ‘A Man of Advanced Years’

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

The broadsword cuts ferociously

As the fast arrows fly blithely.

After fighting several rounds,

Still there is (strangely) not a sound.

Each move, each strike, quick as lightning;

With their all they are focusing.  

夜月星河 久伴琴書世味輕 I am now oblivious of affairs worldly

 《七絕‧夜》 夜月星河

   久伴琴書世味輕，

   夜長誰與慰心聲；

   愁腸入酒相思醉，

   蠟炬成灰淚始傾。

Qi Jue (28-Character Quatrain): “Night”

-- by 夜月星河 ‘Night Moon Starry River’

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

I am now oblivious of affairs worldly,

In the company of my lute and books for so long.

Who’d attend to my heart’s voice the long night throughout?

Drunk with wine and mutual yearning, I sigh lonely.

Like the candle weeping till all its tears are gone,

I have no more tears as the candle light goes out.

老人 又見山林滿樹紅 懷人天各遠西東 Again, seeing red trees covering

《七絕‧寄單思》一老年人

   又見山林滿樹紅，

   懷人天各遠西東；

   秋風可會憐情意，

   代寄天涯一片楓。

Qi Jue (28-Character Quatrain): “Sending My Unilateral Love”

-- by 一老年人  ‘A Man of Advanced Years’

-- Translated by Frank C Yue

Again, seeing red trees covering the hills and 

woods wild,  

I think of my Loved One at the other end of the sky.

O! Dear Autumn Wind, would you please, 

please have pity on me?

Blow, blow this piece of maple leave afar for 

her to see?