Wang Wei: Bird Songs in a Canyon

 

[updated September 2022]

 

Bird Songs in a Canyon

 

鸟 鸣 涧
人 闲 桂 花 落
夜 静 春 山 空。
月 出 惊 山 鸟
时 鸣 春 涧 中。
Niao Ming Jian

Ren xian gui hua luo
Ye jing chun shan kong.
Yue chu jing shan niao
Shi ming chun jian zhong.

 

Bird Songs in a Canyon

People at leisure, osmanthus flowers fall
Evening calm, in empty spring-time mountains.
Moonrise surprises the mountain birds
Seasonal springtime songs within the canyon.