Wei Yingwu: Return to Visit Daoist Scholar Donglin

 

[updated October 2022]

 

Return to Visit Daoist Scholar Donglin

 

答 东 林 道 士
紫 阁 西 边 第 几 峰?
茅 斋 雪 夜 虎 行 踪。                                                                                            遥 看 黛 色 知 何 处
欲 出 山 门 寻 暮 钟。

 

Da Dong Lin Dao Shi

Zi ge xi bian di ji feng?
Mao zhai xue ye hu xing zong                                                                                                  Yao kan dai se zhi he chu
Yu chu shan men xun mu zhong

 

Return to Visit Daoist Scholar Donglin

How many peaks  and purple hills along the western horizon are you beyond?
Thatched hut hermits fast and eat vegetarian among tiger tracks and snowy nights.                                                                                                                                        Further away see mountains the color of eyebrows painted with a black pigment
I want to go to these monastery gates, to find the bells at sunset.