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Open Poetry #32

In the Mountain

Professor Gloom
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since 2000-07-23

Posts 3082
of Depression

0 posted 2004-04-26 01:24 PM

1
Stream brambles and white stones jut,
Cold sky frame sparse red leaves
A new path never known wet
Dew skies on green dampened clothes.

2
Near a stream of brambles
Where over jutting white stones scrambles,
He breaks a new path so bold
A chill sky frames the red leaf tree top
The green dew covered won't him stop,
As he in thought feels neither wet or cold.

Gloom
These are two versions of a poem of the same name by Wang Wei
Where the first is a closer word to word translation
I believe the second is what he was attempting to portray

Sadelite
Member Elite

since 2003-10-11

Posts 2519

1 posted 2004-04-26 07:06 PM

Professor,
   Thank you for enlightening us to the poetry of Wang Wei.  I enjoyed both the word to word translation and your interpretation of what he attempted to portray. The images are so pure.  Thanks for expanding the poetic horizon. ~~sadie~~

    "Near a stream of brambles
    Where over jutting white stones scrambles,
    He breaks a new path so bold"

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

2 posted 2004-04-26 10:39 PM

Thanks teach...I enjoyed both versions...the first took me into a cold running mountain stream...the second brought my eyes to the white rock...a climb I too will take.
TD

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