Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 5
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
秋 浦 多 白 猿
超 腾 若 飞 雪。
牵 引 条 上 儿
饮 弄 水 中 月。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
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Qiu pu duo bai yuan
Chao teng ruo fei xue.
Qian yin tiao shang er
Yin long shui zhong yue.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 5
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Qiu Pu has many white monkeys
They jump branch to branch like flying snow.
Pull and guide the youngsters above the limbs
Drink and play with the moon in mid-river.
Notes:
Qiu Pu: Village located in the ancient prefecture of Jiangzhou, Jiangxi Province.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 6
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
愁 作 秋 浦 客
强 看 秋 浦 花。
山 川 如 剡 县
风 日 似 长 沙。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
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Chou zuo qiu pu ke
Qiang kan qiu pu hua.
Shan chuan ru yan xian
Feng ri si chang sha.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 6
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Worries arise for this Qiu Pu visitor
Barely can see the Qiu Pu blossoms.
Mountains and rivers like Yan County in Zhejiang
Wind and sun like Changsha in Hunan.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 7
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
醉 上 山 公 马
寒 歌 宁 戚 牛。
空 吟 白 石 烂
泪 满 黑 貂 裘。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
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Zui shang shan gong ma
Han ge ning qi niu.
Kong yin bai shi lan
Lei man hei diao qiu.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 7
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Drunk upon Shang Gong’s horse
Singing in the cold, lonely songs of Ningqi.
Empty lament, white stone decayed
Full teardrops, blank mink fur coat.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 8
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
秋 浦 千 重 岭
水 车 岭 最 奇。
天 倾 欲 堕 石
水 拂 寄 生 枝。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
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Qiu pu qian chong ling
Shui che ling zui qi.
Tian qing yu duo shi
Shui fu ji sheng zhi.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 8
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Qiu Pu, hundreds of miles of deep mountain ranges
Many specially made waterwheels for the elevations.
Falling rocks seen to fall out of the sky
Water plants emerge from branches that have fallen into the river.