By Hong-Mo Chan
The publication introduces chinese language tradition to readers of English, utilizing poetry from a number of the sessions rendered into English verse to convey again to existence previous chinese language society because it built from approximately a thousand B.C to the shape we see at the present time.
With China's expanding value at the global degree at the present time, many readers, without doubt, would need to benefit extra approximately its historic tradition. besides the fact that, to profit a few tradition from its background by myself, specially one so long as that of China, is time-consuming and calls for a historian's specialist ability. This booklet bargains the final reader a right away glimpse into the human middle of it through the universally obtainable channel of poetry.
It offers an summary of chinese language heritage from prehistoric instances to the current published totally on left-hand pages, followed at the correct through a variety of chinese language poems of the corresponding classes translated into English verse via the writer. The poems overall approximately 80 in quantity and are available as a rule from the classical part courting from round one thousand B.C. to 1200 A.D.
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C. to the invading Qin army, which marked the beginning of the end for Chu as an independent nation. The interjection rendered here as “ah” is pronounced in Chinese differently in different dialects, but is basically just an articulated sigh. ) ■ 39 Lament for the Fall of Ying Qu Yuan High Heaven’s mandate is, I know, conditional — ah, But why, against the people too, such heavy hand? Bewildered they, and scattered, lost to one another — ah, At just mid-spring are driven from the native land? So too must I our ancient capital relinquish — ah, Along the Rivers Jiang and Xia have I to flee, With breaking heart to pass once more the city’s portals — ah, On this Jia* morning, ne’ er again the same to see.
The first day of a ten-day “week”. indb 39 2/22/2011 4:49:22 PM 40 ■ The Birth of China But had I known thus drifting with the current — ah, Would I’ ve been exiled, and they like dirt me treat? So now, where shall I go when sudd’ nly sent off flying — ah, Thus o’ er, and like, the waves, the flood’s endless futile crop, My heart a knot that’s never more to be unfettered — ah, Through which course tortuous thoughts that never stop? But soon, our boat is turned and we are floating downwards — ah, The Dongting Lake’s above, beneath us th’ River Jiang.
53 Vultures Anonymous Fighting south outside the city, Or fallen by the northern gate, To die unburied and devoured By vultures is the soldier’s Fate. O please my friend, to the vultures say: “Yet wail awhile for him — a little patience, stay! ” Deep and silent flows the river, Its waters darkened by the floating weed, While to and fro a packhorse whimpers Around the carcass of a fallen steed. When even the bridge is fortified, How pass from one to the other side? How gather then the millet and the rice To feed you, m’ lord, and by our liege abide?