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迎春纳福

ying chun na fu

(Photography and English version in Qing Ping form by Xu Qin herself)

1.

想要祈祷 ——

xiang yao qi dao

福从何而来？

fu cong he er lai

却不能说出祷辞

que bu neng shuo chu dao ci

心若无法感受

xin ruo wu fa gan shou

I want to pray

For a blessed life 

Yet one needs to feel it right

To come up with the words

February 1, 2022（初一）

2.

月亮出来

yue liang chu lai

层层叠的红

ceng ceng die de hong

落花印染的舞鞋

luo hua yin ran de wu xie

踏着春的狡黠

ta zhe chun de jiao xia

The moom rises 

In shades of crimson 

Shining on her shoes stained

With spring flower petals 

February 12, 2022

明月寄相思 

Ming yue ji xiang si   

Will the bright moon ease a homesick heart

（Painting and translation by the author)

（一）

天高云淡

Tian gao yun dan, 

枫叶霜红艳。

feng ye shuang Hong yan.

风吹菊花香满院， 

Feng chui ju hua xiang man yuan, 

朵朵凭栏顾盼。

duo duo ping lan gu pan.

                    (The sky is deep, the clouds are rarefied, the frosted maple  leaf is red as  fire.

 The wind blows the chrysanthemums, 

all over the courtyard is filled with fragrance, 

each of them leans on the railing wishes to be seen.)

（二）

夜雨难眠， 

Ye yu nan mian,

遥念春宵欢。

yao nian chu Xiao huan.

唯望明月解相思，

Wei wang ming yue jie xiang si, 

清空破晓速还。

qing kong po xiao su huan.

(Last night it rains, I can not sleep, 

   miss homeland and family members gathering together 

lost in deep thoughts.

Only wish the full moon understands, 

hurry up at dawn let me go home.)

(Translation by Xu Qin) 

(一）

城南旧事

cheng nan jiu shi

人道烟花冷

ren dao yan hua leng

曾经瀛台寻憔悴

ceng jing ying tai xun qiao cui

如今芳菲春醉

ru jin fang fei chun zui

Old Memories 

Bloom like the fireworks 

Once the fairyland on earth 

Today hundred flowers 

（二）

老树新枝

lao shu xin zhi

春燕落花影

chun yan luo hua ying

城前古道夕阳迟

cheng qian gu dao xi yang chi

辜负少年情悲

gu fu shao nian qing bei

Old trees grow fast 

Birds, buds and bright days 

The young man at the city gate 

Cries for a late sunset 

（三）

昨夜春寒

zuo ye chun han

孤月凭朱栏

gu yue qin zhu lan

皆笑流云锁高阁

jie xiao liu yun suo gao ge

谁知星光灿烂

shui zhi xing guang can lan

Over the red pillars 

A cold moon hangs low  

The clouds laughing inside towers 

A sky of stars not know

（Photography by the author; translation by Dany Filion)

早春 

zao chun

家人安好？

jia ren an hao?

两年未曾见，

liang nian wei ceng jian

今夜暖风徐徐来，

jing wan nuan feng xu xu lai

头顶星辰万千。

tou ding xing chen wan qian

Et vous ça va ?

Deux ans sans se voir.

Ce soir surgit un vent doux.

Des milliers d’étoiles.

故乡月明，

gu xiang yue ming

春暖花再开，

chun nuan hua zai kai

又见一张张笑脸，

you shi yi zhang zhang xiao lian

还是新鲜世界。

hai shi xing xian shi jie

Bain de lune,

Éclosion de fleurs,

Sourires à profusion,

Même fraîcheur de vivre.

Amazigh en Latin

Ur tessint bla i Ɣran

Tu Ɣa d waman d izlan

Dam sawaln i Ɣ ḍad

D iydji Ɣn ifsan

En Français

Tu ne connais que les champs,

L'herbe, l'eau et les vers.

Les discours des Oiseaux ;

Et les fleurs épanouies.

Yeşil Deniz

Yeşil deniz

Biraz da mavi

Suları soğuk olsa

Bıraksan kendini

Sarı orman

Biraz da yeşil

Güneş ısıttığında

Seyretsen gölgeni

Gri kuşak

Biraz da renkli

Gökyüzünü kaplasa

İzlesen resmini

Green Sea

Green sea

And a little bit of blue

When its water is cold

You would just let yourself go

Yellow woods

And a little bit of green

When the sun warms it up

You would watch your shadow

Grey rainbow

And a little colourful

When it covers the whole sky

You would watch the picture

* Photo by the author

Где-то вода 

Засеребрится

Маленькая шустрая

Рыбка уплывает 

A water splash

Glimmered with silver

A small spray fish swam away

Shiny wrinkles behind 

Ветер с моря 

Прислал мне привет

И взлетели волосы

Как чайки белые 

Wind from the sea

Bid me a welcome

And my hair flew with the air

Just like the white seagulls

Ты забудешь 

Бури снежные

И ветра холодные 

Под песенку птички 

You will forget

The snowy blizzards 

And the frigid days of wind

When you hear birds sing

Translated from Russian by Natasha Zavadskaia