[updated October 2022]
My Reply As a Simple Personal Message From Inside the Mountains
山 中 答 俗 人
问 余 何 意 栖 碧 山
笑 而 不 答 心 自 闲。 桃 花 流 水 窅 然 去
别 有 天 地 非 人 间。
Shan Zhong Da Su Ren
Wen yu he yi qi bi shan
Xiao er bu da xin zi xian. Tao hua liu shui yao ran qu
Bie you tian di fei ren jian
My Reply As a Simple Personal Message From Inside the Mountains
They ask me why I wish to live inside the bluish-green mountains
My reply: smile, knowing my heart-mind full of leisure. Fragrant peach blossoms flow down river
A place of distinction, a universe counter to the human world.
Notes:
Fragrant peach blossoms: A reference to a famous poem by Tao Yuanming, “Peach Blossom River Source”. It can also be found on this website.