Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 13
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
渌 水 净 素 月
月 明 白 鹭 飞。
郎 听 采 菱 女
一 道 夜 歌 回。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
Lu shui jing su yue
Yue ming bai lu fei.
Lang ting cai ling nu
Yi dao ye ge hui.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 13
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Green waters clean the moon white
Moonlight bright, white egrets fly.
Women picking water caltrop hear their sounds
Return on one road after their evening songs.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 14
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
炉 火 照 天 地
红 星 乱 紫 烟。
赧 郎 明 月 夜
歌 曲 动 寒 川。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
Lu huo zhao tian di
Hong xing luan zi yan.
Nan lang ming yue ye
Ge qu dong han chuan.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 14
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Stove fires illuminate the sky and earth
Red sparks fly everywhere into the purple mists.
Blushed faces in the bright moonlit evening
Their songs and melodies move the cold river.
Notes:
Qiu Pu: Village located in the ancient prefecture of Jiangzhou, Jiangxi Province.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 15
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
白 发 三 千 丈
缘 愁 似 个 长。
不 知 明 镜 里
何 处 得 秋 霜。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
Bai fa san qian zhang
Yuan chou si ge chang.
Bu zhi ming jing li
He chu dei qiu shuang.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 15
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Whiteness for three thousand yards
As long as my worries and cares.
Do not know inside the mirror understanding
Where we dwell with the autumn frost.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 16
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
秋 浦 田 舍 翁
采 鱼 水 中 宿。
妻 子 张 白 鹇
结 罝 映 深 竹。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
Qiu pu tian she weng
Cai yu shui zong su.
Qi zi zhang bai xian
Jie ju ying shen zhu.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 16
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Qiupu fields abandoned by an old man
Stay overnight with fishing nets in the river.
Wife and children set nets for silver pheasants
Nests made to reflect light in the deep bamboo forests.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 17
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秋 浦 歌： 十 七 首
桃 波 一 步 地
了 了 语 声 闻。
暗 与 山 僧 别
低 头 礼 白 云。
Qiu Pu Ge: Shi Qi Shou
Tao bo yi bu di
Liao liao yu sheng wen.
An yu shan seng bie
Di tou li bai yun.
Qiu Pu Songs: Seventeen Poems: No. 17
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Peach Hill a walking distance away
Know and hear clearly the sounds of words and voices.
Depart from hidden Mt. Yu Buddhist monks
My gift, lower my head for the temple amid the white clouds.