[updated September 2022]
Gathering Water Chestnuts at the Ferry Crossing
采 菱 渡 头
采 菱 渡 头 风 急
策 杖 村 西 日 下。
杏 树 坛 边 渔 父
桃 花 源 里 人 家。
Cai Ling Du Tou
Cai ling du tou feng ji
Ce zhang cun xi ri xia.
Xing shu tan bian yu fu
Tao hua yuan li ren jia.
Gathering Water Chestnuts at the Ferry Crossing
Violent winds while they are gathering water chestnuts at the ferry landing
Use a bamboo cane to get to the village, descending western sun.
Hard working fishermen along the side of a apricot tree terrace
The Peach Blossom River Source is inside the people and their houses.
Notes:
Peach Blossom River Source: Literary allusion to a famous poem by Tao Yuanming. It can be found on this website with a slightly different title,
Peach Blossom Water Source Story within the category :Artistic and Philosophical Foundations”. In summary, the poem refers to a Utopian place in rural seclusion.