The Kanshi Poems of Taigu Ryōkan Translated by Mei Hui Liu Huang & Larry Smith
Late Spring
Spring green is coming to an end.
Peach blossoms fall into the drifting river.
I seek a mind of stillness,
Yet my feelings rise and fall with each blossom.
春の暮
芳草 萋萋たり 春将に暮れんとす
桃花 乱点 水 悠悠。
我 亦 従来 機を忘るる者
風光に悩乱せられて殊に未だ休まず。
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Ryokan
The river floods at spring’s end.
Willow blossoms fall on my sleeve.
A whistle from a fishing boat breaks through fog.
Who can ease this sadness in my heart?
大江 茫茫として 春已に尽き
楊花 飄飄として 衲衣に点ず。
一声の漁笛 杳靄の裡
無限の愁腸 為に誰か移さん。
*triunghiul “blossoms fall” + “drifting river” vs “I seek a mind of stillness” vs “my feelings rise and fall” -> miscare/ liniste cautata/ miscare. Si fiind petale de prun, similare sakurei, “feelings rise and fall with each blossom” suna ca fluturasii din stomac pe care-i simt la randu-mi primavara, prin ploi de petale.
*”Who can ease this sadness in my heart?” – in vers care imi rupe inima…
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