"Thinking of You"

liver411

"Thinking of You"

When will the moon be clear and bright?
With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky.
I don't know what season it would be in the heavens on this night.
I'd like to ride the wind to fly home.
Yet I fear the crystal and jade mansions are much too high and cold for me.
Dancing with my moon-lit shadow
It does not seem like the human world
The moon rounds the red mansion Stoops to silk-pad doors
Shines upon the sleepless Bearing no grudge
Why does the moon tend to be full when people are apart?
People may have sorrow or joy, be near or far apart
The moon may be dim or bright, wax or wane
This has been going on since the beginning of time
May we all be blessed with longevity Though far apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together.

- Poem written during the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival of
1076 by Su Tung Po (Translated by Shun-Yi Lee in 1998)

liver411

(苏轼水调歌头英译对照)

明月几时有， 把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙， 今夕是何年。 我欲乘风归去, 又恐琼楼玉宇， 高处不胜寒， 起舞弄清影， 何似在人间。 转朱阁， 低绮户， 照无眠。 不应有恨， 何事长向别时圆。 人有悲欢离合， 月有阴晴圆缺， 此事古难全。 但愿人长久， 千里共婵娟。

彩虹玫瑰

you should have a break, even just lay there...

take care of yourself

Thx for your essay

liver411

以下是引用彩虹玫瑰在2005-9-3 17:43:55的发言：

you should have a break, even just lay there...

take care of yourself

Thx for your essay

Thank you. Why do I need a break?

whoknows

Su Tung Po is a talented poet.

It reminds me the mid-autumn festival is comming soon.

Various of mooncakes in the streets make me dizzy.

liver411

以下是引用whoknows在2005-9-4 22:11:06的发言：[br]

Su Tung Po is a talented poet.

It reminds me the mid-autumn festival is comming soon.

Various of mooncakes in the streets make me dizzy.

I haven't had a piece of moon cake in ages (5 years?). I will try to remember to get some when I go to the Cancer Institute (near Chinese grocery store) on the 13^th of September. As matter of fact, I’m really not much a cake person, or at least not a fancy cake person. I like plain and simple things.

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-9-6 4:20:58编辑过]

whoknows

Liver411 you are overseas?

How's the moon there?

liver411

以下是引用whoknows在2005-9-5 21:11:40的发言：

Liver411 you are overseas?

How's the moon there?

Make an assumption. Why, are you going to ship me some cakes via next day service?

whoknows

I wish you could come back, hehe

Or tell me your location for courier service

liver411

以下是引用whoknows在2005-9-7 21:54:12的发言：

I wish you could come back, hehe

Or tell me your location for courier service

Me too.

Too bad, it is not allowed to ship live animal or perishable things or food.