Su Shi Poems – Su DongPo Poetry – Chinese poet
- Su Shi- su dongpo most important Song dynasty poets
Su Shi: (1037 – 1101), was a writer, calligrapher, artist and statesman of the Song Dynasty. Su Dongpo is regarded as one of the greatest poets in Chinese literary history.
Su Shi Poems -Tune: Niannu Jiao
Reminiscing about Antiquity at Red Cliff
By Su Shi
Eastwards the Great River flows,
Waves wash away all the gallant heroes
Through thousands of bygone years!
West of the ancient rampart they call it Red Cliff
Of the Three Kingdoms the battle field,
Remembered by the name of General Zhou.
Jagged rocks pierce the clouds,
Tempestuous waves lash the shore,
Whipping up thousands of layers of snow.
What hosts of heroes once there were
In such a splendid painting of mountain and river!
Imagine young General Zhou in those days,
Having Xiao Qiao, the bride so fair,
Majestic and spirited himself,
With a silk kerchief binding hair,
And a plume fan in hand,
Laughing and jesting,
While Cao Cao’s fleet was destroyed as planned.
Were I to visit the ancient Kingdom,
Sentimental, I would be laughed at,
And my hair turned grey earlier.
Life is but a dream,
Let me pour a libation
To the river with moonlight gleam!
Su DongPo Poetry – Nien nu chiao – Battle of Red Cliff
By Su Shi
The Yangtze flows east
Washing away
A thousand ages of great men
West of the ramparts –
People say –
Are the fables Red Cliffs of young Chou of the Three Kingdoms
Rebellious rocks pierce the sky
Frightening waves rip the bank
The backwash churns vast snowy swells –
River and mountains like a painting
how many heroes passed them, once …
Think back to those years, Chou Yu –
Just married to the younger Chiao –
Brave, brilliant
With plumed fan, silk kerchief
Laughed and talked
While masts and oars vanished to flying ash and smoke!
I roam through ancient realms
Absurdly moved
Turn gray too soon –
A man’s life passes like a dream –
Pour out a cup then, to the river, and the moon
Su Shi Poems – The Immortal by the River
By Su Shi
Drinking through the night at East Slope,
still drunk on waking-up,
I return home around midnight.
My house-boy snores like thunder,
no answer to my knock.
Leaning on my stick, listening to the river,
I wish this body belonged to someone else.
When can I escape this turmoil?
In the deep night, with the wind still, the sea calm;
I’ll find a boat and drift away,
to spend my final years afloat,
trusting to the river and the sea.
Su Shi Poems – Flower Shadows
by Su Shi
Thickly o’er the jasper terrace flower shadows play;
In vain I call my garden boy to sweep them all away.
They vanish when the sun sets in the west, but very soon
They spring to giddy life again beneath the rising moon.
Su DongPo Poetry – Mid-Autumn Moon
By Su Shi
Sunset clouds gather in the clear cold distance;
The stars are silent–I turn to my jade plate.
The goodness of this night will not last forever;
Next year where will I watch the bright moon?
Su DongPo Poetry – Spring Evening
by Su Shi
A spring evening–one priceless moment.
The smell of fresh flowers and the glow of the moon.
Sweet song drifts down from the balcony–beautiful.
The garden swing hangs motionless as evening drips away.
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