Li Bai: Two Verses of Song of Qiupu, XV and XIV 李白 秋浦歌 两首 其十五、十四

Today, I am posting my rendition of 2 of Li Bai's 17 "Songs of Qiupu" which I had posted earlier complete with notes.  I hope you will find my translations interesting.  Here we go:-


A:  Li Bai (701-762): Song of Qiupu, 15 of 17 (My hoary hair, a full three-furlong)

My hoary hair, a full three-furlong,
Its cause, my sorrow, equally long.
O autumn frosts in my mirror clear, from  
Where have you come, my hair to throng?

Translated by Andrew W.F. Wong (Huang Hongfa)     譯者: 黃宏發
11^th June 2012 (revised 12.6.12; 13.6.12; 11.12.12)
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Translated from the original - 

李白: 秋浦歌 17首 其15  (白髮三千丈)

白髮三千丈
缘愁似箇長
不知明鏡裏
何處得秋霜



B:  Li Bai (701-762): Song of Qiupu, 14 of 17 (Their furnace fire illumes both earth and sky)

Their furnace fire illumes both earth and sky,

Red sparks spiking its purple smoke awry.

A night in clear moonlight, the red-faced smelters,

Their songs bestir the wintry stream nearby.

Translated by Andrew W.F. Wong (Huang Hongfa)   譯者: 黃宏發

20^th July 2011 (revised 30.7.11) 

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Translated from the original - 

李白: 秋浦歌 17首 其14 (爐火照天地)

爐火照天地

紅星亂紫煙

赧郎明月夜

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