歡迎

《一》

南国安否

Nan guo an fou

重逢旧梦后

Chong feng jiu meng hou

案积世尘伽蓝守

An ji chen shi qie lan shou

孤诗怜酒一年

Gu shi lian jiu yi nian

How's the south

Since we reunited

Dust veils the temple's table

Lonely year, poem and wine

《二》

残梅暗香

Can mei an xiang

扶影寒雨霜

Fu ying han yu shuang

春风不分南北乡

Chun feng bu fen nan bei xiang

自有苍茫短长

Zi you cang mang duan chang

Plum blossoms fall

Subtle scent lingers 

Spring winds know not south from north

In wilderness their reign varies.

《三》

新岁旧事

Xin sui jiu shi

繁枝乱眼翠

Fan zhi luan yan cui

文章世外春意醉

Wen zhang shi wai chun yi cui 

辜负江东心思

Gu fu jiang dong xin si

New Year，old tales

What a lush, green sight

Words become drunk, off the world

Thinking little of river's flow.

《四》

晴云晚霞

Qing yun wan xia

寒烟落人家

Han yan luo ren jia

沙鸥寂寞渡天涯

Sha ou ji mo du tian ya

金玉尔音心遐

Jin yu er yin xin xia

A sunset glow

Brings cold smokes to homes

A lone gull gliding far and high

Its call resonates deep. 

《五》

沧海雄风

Cang hai xiong feng

书卷春秋功

Shu juan chun qiu gong

桑田有心思梧桐

Sang tian you xin si wu tong

奈何万紫千红

nai he qian zi wan hong

Against sea winds

Pages about past endeavors

The barren land yearns for trees

Yet flowers bloom anew.

Early sunset

Frigid without end

Isolation has beset

Oh hello my good friend

（Translation by Annabella Hu）*

晚霞染天

Wǎn xiá rǎn tiān （普通话拼音Common Chinese pronounciation）

máahn hàh yíhm tīn （广东话拼音Cantonese pronounciation）

寒意无边际

Hán yì wú biān jì

hòhn yi mòuh bīn jai

孤立弥漫四方天

Gū lì mí màn sì fāng tiān

gū laahp nèih maahn sei fōng tīn

你好我的挚友

Nǐ hǎo wǒ de zhì yǒu

néih hóu ngóh dīk ji yáu

vi följer samma koltrast
med fingrarna över staden från
vår kulle och de gula fältens enormitet

får oss och blommorna att tupplura

we finger-trace the same
blackbird across the city from
our hill and the yellow fields’ enormity 

makes us and the flowers nap

• Translation and watercolor by Nathan

未闻惊雷

Wei wen jing lei

半夜雪声静

Ban ye xue sheng jing

残月斜照梳妆台，

Can yue xie zhao shu zhuang tai

却不见，故人来。

Que bu jian, gu ren lai

Pas de tonnerre

La nuit neige sans bruit

La lune tombe sur la coiffeuse

Mais elle n’est pas venue

Stunned thunder

The night snows in silence

Moonlight on the dressing table

But she is not coming

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Peinture par 刘澎 Peng Liu

Untitled

Huile sur canvas

280x160

Moelle osseuse (extrait)

Ma tête pleine de

paroles inventées

Terminaisons infinies

Langue de tous et d’aucun

Chez mon grand-père

Déjà tout un monde 

Plus d’avions à rattraper 

De noms étrngers

Bone marrow (extract)

My head hurting

With a hundred endings

a verb born from a language

that everyone could speak

Could grand-pa’s pond

Become the whole world

With no planes to catch

We would scream the same names

小毛驴

逢春草绿，

Feng chun cao lu

朝露湿玩蹄。

Zhao lu shi wan ti

咀青逐蝶闲惬意，

Ju qing zhu die xian qie yi

可知寒冬何去？

Ke zhi han dong he qu

Little Donkey

Upon spring grass,

Morning dews wet feet.

Chewing grass, chasing butterflies

Forgotten cold winter

***A  painting by the author

孤影卓立

Gu ying zho li

莹瓣语微扬

Ying ban yu wei yang

阮石铺陈千古事

Ruan shi pu chen qian gu shi

无闻静待芳华

Wu wen jing dai fang hua

A daffodil blooming

In lone she stands

Her white petals speak

Admid pebbles a story unfolds

No praise and no eyes seek

*************

A photograph by the author 

蛇舞春晓

She wu chun xiao

瑞雪送寒霄

Rui xue song han xiao

梅花初开迎翠竹

Mei hua chu kai ying cui zhu

群芳纷竞妖娆

Qun fang fen jing yao rao

Spring dance of snake

Snow send away the cold

Plum blossom with new bamboo

All flowers enchanted

***A photograph by the author

The beat goes on

Howling through the wind

Their silent wrath creep upon

Drain and neglect within

***A photograph by the author

友人

年前小醉

Nian qian xiao zui

瞬间十万里

Shun jian shi wan li

应是处处有春归

Ying shi chu chu you chun gui

陌路孤椅淡辉

Mo lu gu yi dan hui

Une table tiède

Derrière l’océan

Partout revient le printemps

Chemin calme, chaises vides, les jours

That warm table 

Already beyond

But Spring should be everywhere

Chairs on a trail, and the days 

비밀/le secret/secret

시를 쓰려 - [si-lɘl-ssɘ-ljɔ] 

마음을 보니 -  [ma-ɘm-ɘl-bo-ni] 

빈 자리 덩그러니 -  [bin-za-li-dœ̃-gɘ-lɔ-ni] 

네 이름만 보여 -  [nɛ-i-lɘm-man-bo-jɔ] 

그리운가 - [gɘ-li-un-ga] 

되묻고보니  - [dwe-mug-go-bo-ni]

그리운 건 너일까 -  [gɘ-li-un-gɔn-nɔ-il-ka] 

그때, 우리일까 -  [gɘ-te-u-li-il-ka] 

Au fond du coeur

mots et vers cherchés

Je n'ai vu que ton nom

dans les chambres ridées

Je m'interroge

me manquerais-tu?

Ou serait-ce nous d'alors

que j'y avais murés

Looking for words  

to rhyme these verses 

  Only letters of your name

in the creases of my heart  

Question to myself -  

have I missed you so  

Or is it us of that time  

that my heart had tucked away? 

The more I climb
The harder it gets  
I stop to smell the roses
And I have no regrets  
 

峨眉山居士E mei shan ju shi

林幽径远

Lin you Jing yuan

碧溪倚山转

bi xi yi shan zhuan

清风密雨戏竹欢

qing feng mi yu xi zhu huan

侧首拥枝千万

ce shou yong zhi qian wan

Emei Mountain Hermit

Deep path leads into forest

creeks circle around high mountains

fresh breeze, dense rain embrace green bamboos

tilting them, holding in arms
 

Note: Painting by the author

【影照春申】

Translation and notes by 须勤 Xu Qin

大隐小乘

Da yin xiao cheng

春华惜无声

Chun hua xi wu sheng

孤枝何时再重生

Gu zhi he shi zai chong sheng

寒香疏雨满城

Han xiang shu yu man cheng

Spring in Shanghai

Amidst crowds or alone 

Spring blooms in silence 

Awaiting one chance to shine

Cold perfume on wet street.

Notes:

The Chinese term 大隐 (da yin) refers to the practice of "retirement" or "seclusion" in order to lead a peaceful and meditative existence.

小乘 (xiao cheng) refers to the Mahayana Buddhist doctrine that emphasizes individual liberation through personal enlightenment. 

【秦淮风月】

流转沙鸥

Liu zhuan sha ou

青山不知秋

Qing shan bu zhi qiu

淡烟疏雨六朝月

Dan yan shu yu liu chao yue

浊酒孤衾同舟

Zhuo jiu gu qin tong zhou

Qinhuai River's wind and moon

Seagulls gliding

Mountains yellowing

An ancient moon in light smoke

Murky wine, a lone quilt.

Note:

The Qinhuai River (秦淮) flows through Nanjing, which served as the capital city of ancient China during six different dynasties. Today, the river continues to be an important landmark in Nanjing, attracting residents and visitors alike with its beauty and charm.

菊 Chrysanthemum

风起高草

Feng qi gao cao

菊花舞翩间

Ju hua wu pian jian

凝望秋日惬意乐

Ning wang qiu ri qie yi le

清新自然如道

Qing xin zi ran ru dao

Amidst tall grasses

Mums the word this month

Bringing joy to all who witness

Their domain never annoys

若有所思

故乡好似云

一别已有二十载

早是外乡中人

Songes brumeux

Au nuage mon pays

Deux décennies envolées

Errant en sol lointain

Toughts wandering

Homeland veiled in clouds

In a flash, twenty years gone

A soul in foreign land

Traduction par Dany Filion 

Note sur le tableau

Untitled, oil on canvas, 60x40 cm

Copper and steel, 

Ringing dawn to dusk, 

Eagerly precede towers

Built upon childhood dreams.

Note: watercolor by Elisa

Yet the wind goes

But to where, who knows

Still, with time, the seasons change

So too, the dead who age

同窗好友

离别四十载

异乡归来非异客

举杯共庆佳节

Forty years dust

Washed away with wines

From afar, not a stranger 

Holiday with schoolmates

On windy nights

and scattering rain,

drenched and cold, cycling in pain,

still, the city excites.

老巷深门

Lao xiang shen men

人去炊温存

Ren qu chui wen cun

曾经多少秋与春

Ceng jing duo shao qiu yu chun

今宵流连黄昏

Jing xiao liu lian huang hun

Allée profonde

Maison encore tiède

Tant de choses du passé

Dans ce crépusculaire

Deep way, old door

Memory of warmth

So much gone with the seasons

Now wandering at dusk