[updated September 2022]
Live in Lingao Pavilion, Huangzhou: (Southern Hometown)
黄 州 临 皋 亭 作： 南 乡 子
晚 景 落 琼 杯
照 眼 云 山 翠 作 堆。
认 得 岷 峨 春 雪 浪
初 来，万 顷 蒲 萄 涨 渌 醅。
春 雨 暗 阳 台
乱 酒 歌 楼 湿 粉 腮。
一 阵 东 风 来 卷 地
吹 回，落 照 江 天 一 半 开。
Huang Zhou Lin Gao Ting Zuo: Nan Xiang Zi
Wan jing luo qiong bei
Zhao yan yun shan cui zuo dui.
Ren de min e chun xue lang
Chu lai, wan qing pu tao zhang lu pei.
Chun yu an yang tai
Luan jiu ge lou shi fen sai.
Yi zhen dong feng lai juan di
Chui hui, luo zhao jiang tian yi ban kai.
Live in Lingao Pavilion, Huangzhou: (Southern Hometown)
Sunset scenery falls down into my fine jade cup
Clouds bright, emerald green mountains with vegetation piled high.
Recognize spring snow drifts on the river between Min and E mountains
Newly arrived spring, thousands of acres of ripe green grapes for unfiltered wine.
Spring rains darken the south facing terrace.
Mixed wine and song, dancing girls’ white powdered faces moist
One movement of the east winds, rain and clouds rolled up and put away
Sunshine comes down, river and sky one half open.
Notes:
[The description at the end of the title identifies the name of the music which these lines are to be sung to.]
Lingao Pavilion: Located in the city of Huangzhou.
Huangzhou: Ancient name for the modern day city of Hangzhou.
Min and E mountains: Min is a mountain range in northern Sichuan and southern Gansu provinces. Mt. Emei is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The first Buddhist temple in China was founded here in the first century AD.