[updated October 2022]
Dong Lin Temple Room, Find Mr. Zheng’s Written Poems on the Wall, Recall With Emotion and Tears Flowing Everywhere the Old Days Together, Because of This Send to Yan and Feng in Lizhou
东 林 精 舍 见 故 殿 中 郑 侍 御 题 诗 追 旧 书 情 涕 泗 横 集 因 寄 呈 阎 澧 州 冯 少 府
仲 月 景 气 佳
东 林 一 登 历。
中 有 故 人 诗
凄 凉 在 高 壁。
精 思 长 悬 世
音 容 已 归 寂。
墨 泽 传 洒 余
摩 灭 亲 翰 迹。
平 生 忽 如 梦
百 事 皆 成 昔。
结 骑 京 华 年
挥 文 箧 笥 积。
朝 庭 重 英 彦
时 辈 分 圭 璧。
永 谢 柏 梁 陪
独 阙 金 门 籍。
方 婴 存 没 感
岂 暇 林 泉 适。
雨 馀 山 景 寒
风 散 花 光 夕。
亲 知 虽 满 堂
故 情 谁 能 觌。
唯 当 同 时 友
缄 寄 空 凄 戚。
Dong Lin Jing She Jian Gu Dian Zhong Zheng Shi Yu Ti Shi Zhui Jiu Shu Qing Ti Si Heng Ji Yin Ji Cheng Li Zhou Feng Shao Fu
Zhong yue jing qi jia
Dong lin yi deng li.
Zhong you gu ren shi
Qi liang zai gao bi.
Jing si chang xuan shi
Yin rong yi gui ji.
Mo ze chuan sa yu
Mo mie qin han ji.
Ping sheng hu ru meng
Bai shi jie cheng xi.
Jie qi jing hua nian
Hui wen qie si ji.
Zhao ting zhong ying yan
Shi bei fen gui bi.
Yong xie bai liang pei
Du que jin men ji
Fang ying cun mo gan
Qi xia lin quan shi.
Yu yu shan jing han
Feng san hua guang xi.
Qin zhi sui man tang
Gu qing shei neng di.
Wei dang tong shi you
Jian ji kong qi qi.
Dong Lin Temple Room, Find Mr. Zheng’s Written Poems on the Wall, Recall With Emotion and Tears Flowing Everywhere the Old Days Together, Because of This Send to Yan and Feng in Lizhou
Second month of spring atmosphere and scenery excellent
One climbs to visit the Dong Lin temple.
Here I found my old friend’s poetry
On a cold and lonely tall wall.
With thought and refinement it was written before a long period of an unsettled society
Already his face has been forgotten.
His calligraphy ink and name not well known
His relatives and traces from his writing brush worn away and rubbed out.
All one’s life like a dream
Hundreds of things fade into the past.
For years we rode together in the capital
Small bamboo baskets accumulate our poems and calligraphy art.
Palace courtyard’s priority is to find those of ability and virtue
The season when quality was rewarded with jade tablets and jewelry.
Forever grateful for a building with cedar roof beams and the help from an emperor who built it
In contrast, today the government is controlled by the gold-plated gate
and watchtower eunuchs.
Still touched by his life and death
Not totally comfortable with leisure around forest spring waters.
Remaining rain makes the mountain scenery feel cold
Bright sunset, few leftover flowers scattered by the winds.
In spite of this, realize that I have some relatives and soul mates in my hometown
Who can meet with me with these former sentiments.
Only at this time these friends can get together
Seal this letter, it is only addressed to you two friends.
Notes:
Dong Lin Temple: Located in northern Jiangxi Province. A Pure Land Buddhist temple built in 386 AD at the foot of Mt. Lu.
Lizhou: City located in central Guangxi Province.