孟郊诗

Poems of Meng Jiao


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游华山云台观

Visiting Mount Hua to Gaze from Cloud Tower


华岳独灵异
草木恒新鲜
山尽五色石
水无一色泉

Mount Hua, solitary, mysterious,
Its greenness constantly renewed.
At the peak, rainbow rocks and
Water from a colorless spring.

仙酒不醉人
仙芝皆延年
夜闻明星馆
时韵女萝弦

Celestial wine does not intoxicate.
Immortal mushrooms extend the years.
At night, from the Inn of the Morning Star,
Comes the tune of Aquarius' trailing strings.

敬兹不能寐
焚柏吟道篇

To show respect here, you cannot sleep --
Burn cypress and chant scripture of the Way.

-- 孟郊


废话

The 女 constellation is actually only the sieve of Aquarius. The bigram 明星 is the Morning Star, Venus. Five Colors (五色) is the rainbow: blue, yellow, red, white, black.


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