"A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns rendered into classical Chinese by Su Manshu 蘇曼殊 (1884-1918)
From Scots to classical Chinese...
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Rachelle
- Jan 23
- 2 min
楊士奇《大雪志喜（玉樓春）》“Joy of Heavy Snow (to the Tune Jade Tower Spring)” by Yang Shiqi (1365-1444)
On a delightful snowfall greeting the year of the rabbit.
Rachelle
- Jan 16
- 2 min
"A Song" by Percy Shelley rendered into classical Chinese by Su Manshu 蘇曼殊 (1884-1918)
A back translation exercise.
Rachelle
- Jan 9
- 3 min
張憲《天狼謠》“The Heavenly Wolf: A Ballad” by Zhang Xian (fl. 14th century)
A political comment written in the stars.
Rachelle
- Jan 2
- 2 min
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》A hot pot poem by Huang Zuo (1490-1566)
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》 “At a night banquet in Master Zhan’s mansion, in response to the hot pot poem by Master Lü, [courtesy name] Zhongmu” by...
Rachelle
- Dec 26, 2022
- 2 min
趙戣《錦鶒夜逸》“A Brocade Mandarin Duck Missing Overnight” by Zhao Kui (fl. 12th – 13th century)
On a sad loss in countryside life...To commemorate the two guineafowls that we lost overnight.
Rachelle
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Album leaf “Juchang congxi” 踘場叢戲 (Group game on the kicking field) by Su Hanchen 蘇漢臣 (1094-1172)
Depiction of a Chinese fooball game.
Rachelle
- Dec 12, 2022
- 3 min
蘇軾《書蜀僧詩》“Note on the poem by a monk of Shu” by Su Shi (1037-1101)
An eleventh-century anecdote about cooking with the head.
Rachelle
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
陸游《犬雞》“The dog and the chicken” by Lu You (1125-1210)
More on animals in the countryside...
Rachelle
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
陸游《遷雞柵歌》“Song of moving the chicken fence” by Lu You (1125-1210)
For my new silkie neighbour.
Rachelle
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
孔平仲《詠無核紅柿》“On stoneless red persimmons” by Kong Pingzhong (fl. 11th century)
An ephemeral pleasure of the tenth month.
Rachelle
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
史謹《月蝕》“Lunar Eclipse” by Shi Jin (fl. 14th century)
On a lunar eclipse in the fourteenth century.
Rachelle
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
貝瓊《澄林冬日》“A Wintry Day in a Limpid Grove” by Bei Qiong (1314-1379)
For the season of loquat flowers.
Rachelle
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
朱權《日蝕》“Solar Eclipse” by Zhu Quan (1378-1448)
To compensate myself for the partial solar eclipse that eluded me on 25 Oct 2022...
Rachelle
- Oct 24, 2022
- 4 min
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt.2
Tips for what to do with chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt. 1
Tips for storing chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
韓愈《三星行》“Three Asterisms” by Han Yu (768-824)
The night sky at the time of Han Yu's birth.
Rachelle
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
劉應時《登樓》“Ascending a Tower” by Liu Yingshi (fl. 12th century)
An autumnal moment under the night sky.
Rachelle
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
An anecdote from the 3rd century about the Northern and Southern Dippers
How to trick the deities of the Northern and Southern Dippers to extend your life.
Rachelle
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
An anecdote from the Tang dynasty about hiding the Big Dipper
How an astrologer-monk tricked the emperor into releasing a murderer.
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