Poems of the Masters

by Pine, Red

• ISBN13: 9781556591952
• ISBN10: 1556591950
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Copper Canyon Pr

Summary

Poetry is China's greatest art, and for the past eight centuries Poems of the Masters has been that country's most studied and memorized collection of verse. For the first time ever in English, here is the complete text, with an introduction and extensive notes by renowned translator, Red Pine. Over one hundred poets are represented in this bilingual edition, including many of China's celebrated poets: Li Pai, Wang Wei, Tu Fu, Wang Po, and Ou-yang Hsiu. Poems of the Masters was compiled during the Sung dynasty (960a?"1278), a time when poetry became the defining measure of human relationships and understanding. As Red Pine writes in his introduction: "Nothing was significant without a poem, no social or ritual occasion, no political or personal event was considered complete without a few well-chosen words that summarized the complexities of the Chinese vision of reality and linked that vision with the beat of their hearts . . . [Poetry's] greatest flowering was in the T'ang and Sung, when suddenly it was everywhere: in the palace, in the street, in every household, every inn, every monastery, in every village square." "Chiupu River Song" by Li Pai My white hair extends three miles the sorrow of parting made it this long who would guess to look in a mirror where autumn frost comes from Red Pine (the pen name of writer and independent scholar Bill Porter) is one of the world's most respected translators of Chinese literature, bringing into English several of China's central religious and literary texts: Taoteching, The Diamond Sutra, Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma, and Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. He lives near Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	3	(6)
PART ONE
1. Spring Dawn
MENG HAO-JAN	9	(2)
2. Calling on Censor Yuan without Success
MENG HAO-JAN	11	(2)
3. Seeing Off Supply Director Kuo
WANG CHANG-LING	13	(2)
4. The Roads of Loyang
CHU KUANG-HSI	15	(2)
5. Sitting Alone on Chingting Mountain
LI PAI	17	(2)
6. Climbing White Stork Tower
WANG CHIN-HUAN	19	(2)
7. On Seeing Princess Yung-lo Leave for Manchuria
SUN T'I	21	(2)
8. Spring Complaint
CHIN CHÁNG-HSU	23	(2)
9. A Pear Blossom in the East Wing
CH'IU WEI	25	(2)
10. On Thinking of My Lord's Grace
LING-HU CH'U	27	(2)
11. On Mister Yuan s Country Retreat
HO CHIN-CHANG	29	(2)
12. Seeing Off Chao Tsung at Night
YANG CHIUNG	31	(2)
13. Bamboo Retreat
WANG WEI	33	(2)
14. Seeing Off Chu Ta Leaving for Ch'in
MENG HAO-JAN	35	(2)
15. Ballad of Changkan
TS'UI HAO	37	(2)
16. Ode to the Past
KAO SHIN	39	(2)
17. Resigning as Minister
LI SHIN-CHIN	41	(2)
18. On Meeting a Chivalrous Man
CH'IEN CH'I	43	(2)
19. Traveling on the Yangtze
CH'IEN HSU	45	(2)
20. In Reply to Li Huan
WEI YING-WU	47	(2)
21. Ode to the Autumn Wind
LIU YU-HSI	49	(2)
22. To Secretary Ch'iu on an Autumn Night
WEI YING-WU	51	(2)
23. Autumn Day
KENG WEI	53	(2)
24. Autumn Day on the Lake
HSUEH YING	55	(2)
25. Written in the Palace
LI ANG	57	(2)
26. Looking for a Recluse without Success
CHIA TAO	59	(2)
27. Surprised by Autumn on the Fen
SU T'ING	61	(2)
28. Delayed on the Szechuan Road
CHANG YUEH	63	(2)
29. Thoughts on a Quiet Night
LI PAI	65	(2)
30. Chiupu River Song
LI PAI	67	(2)
31. To Vice Censor Ch'iao
CH'EN TZU-ANG	69	(2)
32. In Reply to the Prefect of Wuling
WANG CH'ANG-LING	71	(2)
33. Thinking of My Home in Cháng-an While Traveling with the Army for Nine Days
TS'EN SHEN	73	(2)
34. A Concubines Lament
HUANG-FU JAN	75	(2)
35. Written at Chulin Temple
CHU FANG	77	(2)
36. Passing the Shrine to the Master of the Three Gates
TAI SHU-LUN	79	(2)
37. Saying Goodbye on the Yi River
LO PIN-WANG	81	(2)
38. Saying Goodbye to Lu Ch'in-ch'ing
SSU-K'UNG SHU	83	(2)
39. In Reply
THE ANCIENT RECLUSE	85	(4)
PART TWO
40. Reaching Sword Gate Pass After Touring the Land of Shu
HSUAN-TSUNG	89	(2)
41. Replying to a Poem by Prime Minister Lu of Chinling
TU SHEN-YEN	91	(2)
42. At an Imperial Banquet in Penglai Hall Offering Praise for the Chungnan Mountains
TU SHEN-YEN	93	(2)
43. Parting from a Friend on a Night in Spring
CH'EN TZU-ANG	95	(2)
44. Attending a Banquet at Princess Ch'ang-ning's Eastern Estate
LI CHIAO	97	(2)
45. Given the Word "Forest" by His Majesty at the Licheng Palace Library Banquet
CHANG YUEH	99	(2)
46. Seeing Off a Friend
LI PAI	101	(2)
47. Seeing Off a Friend Leaving for Shu
LI PAI	103	(2)
48. Stopping at Peiku Mountain
WANG WAN	105	(2)
49. Mister 5uš Country Retreat
TSU YUNG	107	(2)
50. Staying Overnight at the Chancellery in Spring
TU FU	109	(2)
51. Painted on the Wall of Master Hsuan-wu's Room
TU FU	111	(2)
52. The Chungnan Mountains
WANG WEI	113	(2)
53. To Censor Tu at the Chancellery
TS'EN SHEN	115	(2)
54. On Climbing Tsungchih Pagoda
TS'EN SHEN	117	(2)
55. Climbing Yenchou Tower
TU FU	119	(2)
56. On Deputy Prefect Tu Taking Up a Post in Shuchou
WANG P0	121	(2)
57. Seeing Off Ts'ui Jung
TU SHEN-YEN	123	(2)
58. The Imperial Entourage on the Road from Tengfeng
SUNG CHIN-WEN	125	(2)
59. Written on the Wall of Master Yi's Meditation Hut
MENG HAO-JAN	127	(2)
60. To Chang Hsu after Drinking
KAO SHIN	129	(2)
61. Jade Terrace Temple
TU FU	131	(2)
62. On Seeing a Landscape Painted by My Commissioner Cousin for Li Ku
TU FU	133	(2)
63. Recording My Thoughts While Traveling at Night
TU FU	135	(2)
64. Climbing Yuehyang Tower
TU FU	137	(2)
65. Traveling South of the Yangtze
TSU YUNG	139	(2)
66. Spending the Night at Lunghsing Temple
CH'I-WU CHIEN	141	(2)
67. The Meditation Hall behind Poshan Temple
CH'ANG CHIEN	143	(2)
68. Written at the Sungting Relay Station
CHANG HU	145	(2)
69. Shengkuo Temple
CH'U-MO	147	(2)
70. Gazing across the Countryside
WANG CHI	149	(2)
71. Seeing Off Editor Ts'ui Marching East
CH'EN TZU-ANG	151	(2)
72. Encountering Rain at Changpa Reservoir One Evening While Enjoying a Cool Breeze with Rich Young Men and Their Singsong Girls-I
TU FU	153	(2)
73. Encountering Rain at Changpa Reservoir One Evening While Enjoying a Cool Breeze with Rich Young Men and Their Singsong Girls-II
TU FU	155	(2)
74. Spending the Night at Yunmen Temple Pavilion
SUN T'I	157	(2)
75. Climbing Hsieh T'iao s North Tower in Hsuancheng in Autumn
LI PAI	159	(2)
76. Overlooking Tungting Lake-For Prime Minister Chang
MENG HAO-JAN	161	(2)
77. Passing Hsiangchi Temple
WANG WEI	163	(2)
78. For Censor Cheng on Being Banished to Fukien
KAO SHIN	165	(2)
79. Miscellaneous Poem at Chinchou
TU FU	167	(2)
80. Shrine to Yu the Great
TU FU	169	(2)
81. Gazing at the Valley of Ch'in
LI CHI	171	(2)
82. Commiserating with Gentleman-in-Waiting Wang on Tungting Lake
CHANG WEI	173	(2)
83. Crossing the Yangtze
TING HSIEN-CHIN	175	(2)
84. Drinking at Night in Yuchou
CHANG YUEH	177	(4)
PART THREE
85. Casual Poem on a Spring Day
CH'ENG HAO	181	(2)
86. Spring Day
CHU HSI	183	(2)
87. Spring Night
SU SHIN	185	(2)
88. Early Spring East of Town
YANG CHU-YUAN	187	(2)
89. Spring Night
WANG AN-SHIN	189	(2)
90. Light Rain in Early Spring
HAN YU	191	(2)
91. New Years Day
WANG AN-SHIN	193	(2)
92. Attending a Banquet on the Great Beginning
SU SHIH	195	(2)
93. Occasional Poem on the Arrival of Spring
CHANG SHIH	197	(2)
94. On a Painting of Playing Football
CH'AO YUEH-CHIN	199	(2)
95. Palace Ode-I
LIN HUNG	201	(2)
96. Palace Ode-II
LIN HUNG	203	(2)
97. In Praise of Huaching Palace
TU CH'ANG	205	(2)
98. Chingping Ode
LI PAI	207	(2)
99. Written on the Wall of an Inn
CHENG HUI	209	(2)
100. Quatrain
TU FU	211	(2)
101. Begonia
SU SHIH	213	(2)
102. Grave Sweeping Day
TU MU	215	(2)
103. Chingming
WANG YU-CH'ENG	217	(2)
104. Festival Day
WANG CHIA	219	(2)
105. Cold Food
HAN HUNG	221	(2)
106. Chiangnan Spring
TU MU	223	(2)
107. For Gentleman-in-Attendance Kao
KAO CH'AN	225	(2)
108. Quatrain
CHIN-NAN	227	(2)
109. Visiting a Private Garden without Success
YEH SHAG-WENG	229	(2)
110. Traveling Away from Home
LI PAI	231	(2)
111. Written on a Screen
LIU CHI-SUN	233	(2)
112. Inspired
TU FU	235	(2)
113. The Peach Blossoms of Chingchuan Hermitage
HSIEH FANG-TE	237	(2)
114. The Peach Blossoms of Hsuantu Temple
LIU YU-HSI	239	(2)
115. Visiting Hsuantu Temple Again
LIU YU-HSI	241	(2)
116. Chuchou's West Stream
WEI YING-WU	243	(2)
117. Flower Shadows
SU SHIN	245	(2)
118. North Mountain
WANG AN-SHIN	247	(2)
119. On the Lake
HSU YUAN-CHIEN	249	(2)
120. Inspired
TU FU	251	(2)
121. Spring Clearing
WANG CHIA	253	(2)
122. Late Spring
TS'AO PIN	255	(2)
123. Falling Flowers
CHU SHU-CHEN	257	(2)
124. Visiting a Private Garden in Late Spring
WANG CH'I	259	(2)
125. The Oriole Shuttle
LIU K'O-CHUANG	261	(2)
126. Events of Late Spring
YEH TS'AI	263	(2)
127. Climbing a Mountain
LI SHE	265	(2)
128. Lament of the Silkmaid
HSIEH FANG-TE	267	(2)
129. Late Spring
HAN YU	269	(2)
130. Spring Lament
YANG WAN-LI	271	(2)
131. Seeing Off Spring
WANG FENG-YUAN	273	(2)
132. Seeing Off Spring on the Last Day of April
CHIA TAO	275	(2)
133. Away from Home at the Beginning of Summer
SSU-MA KUANG	277	(2)
134. Waiting for a Friend
CHAD SHIN-HSIU	279	(2)
135. Waking Up in Early Summer
YANG WAN-LI	281	(2)
136. On the Sanchu Road
TSENG CHI	283	(2)
137. Impressions
CHU SHU-CHEN	285	(2)
138. Visiting Chang's Garden at the Beginning of Summer
TAI MIN	287	(2)
139. Written at the South Tower of Ochou
HUANG T'ING-CHIEN	289	(2)
140. A Mountain Pavilion on a Summer Day
KAO P'IEN	291	(2)
141. A Farm Family
FAN CHENG-TA	293	(2)
142. Village Events
FAN CH'ENG-TA	295	(2)
143. On the Pomegranate Flower
CHU HSI	297	(2)
144. Village Dusk
LEI CHEN	299	(2)
145. Written on Mister Lakeshade's Wall
WANG AN-SHIN	301	(2)
146. Black Robe Lane
LIU YU-HSI	303	(2)
147. Seeing Off Yuan Er on a Mission to Anhsi
WANG WEI	305	(2)
148. On Yellow Crane Tower Hearing a Flute
LI PAI	307	(2)
149. Written at Huainan Temple
CH'ENG HAO	309	(2)
150. The Seventh Night
YANG P'U	311	(2)
151. Autumn Moon
CHU HSI	313	(2)
152. Autumn at the Gate
LIU HAN	315	(2)
153. Autumn Evening
TU MU	317	(2)
154. Mid-Autumn Moon
SU SHIN	319	(2)
155. Reflections at a River Tower
CHAD KU	321	(2)
156. Written at an Inn in Linan
LIN SHENG	323	(2)
157. At Chingtzu Temple Seeing Off Lin Tzu-fang at Dawn
YANG WAN-LI	325	(2)
158. Drinking on the Lake As It Clears Then Rains
SU SHIN	327	(2)
159. Retiring After Attending a Tea at Hsuante Palace
CHOU PI-TA	329	(2)
160. Climbing to Canopy Pavilion on a Summer Day
TS'AI CH'UEH	331	(2)
161. Written While Serving at Jade Hall
HUNG TZU-K'UEI	333	(2)
162. Written at Secretary Wang's Bamboo Tower
LI CHIA-YU	335	(2)
163. Serving in the Secretariat
PAI CHU-YI	337	(2)
164. Reflections While Reading-I
CHU HSI	339	(2)
165. Reflections While Reading-II
CHU HSI	341	(2)
166. Cold Spring Pavilion
LIN CHEN	343	(2)
167. For Liu Ching-wen
SU SHIN	345	(2)
168. Anchored Overnight at Maple Bridge
CHANG CHI	347	(2)
169. Winter Night
TU LEI	349	(2)
170. The Frost and the Moon
LI SHANG-YIN	351	(2)
171. The Plum
WANG CH'I	353	(2)
172. Early Spring
PAI YU-CH'AN	355	(2)
173. The Snow and the Plum-I
LU MEI-P'O	357	(2)
174. The Snow and the Plum-II
LU MEI-P'O	359	(2)
175. Herdboy
LU TUNG-PIN	361	(2)
176. Anchored Overnight on the Chinhuai
TU MU	363	(2)
177. On Geese Turning Back
CH'IEN CH'I	365	(2)
178. Written on a Wall
AUTHOR UNKNOWN	367	(4)
PART FOUR
179. Morning Court at Taming Palace
CHIA CHIN	371	(2)
180. Responding to Secretary Chia Chih's "Morning Court at Taming Palace"
TU FU	373	(2)
181. Responding to Secretary Chia Chih's "Morning Court at Taming Palace"
WANG WEI	375	(2)
182. Responding to Secretary Chia Chih's "Morning Court at Taming Palace"
TS'EN SHEN	377	(2)
183. On Lantern Festival at Imperial Request
TS'AI HSIANG	379	(2)
184. On Lantern Festival at Imperial Request
WANG KUEL	381	(2)
185. Attending a Banquet at the New Residence of Princess An-lo
SHEN CHURN-CHI	383	(2)
186. In Reply to Ting Yuan-chen
OU-YANG HSIU	385	(2)
187. Flower Garland Song
SHAG YUNG	387	(2)
188. Private Thoughts
YEN SHU	389	(2)
189. Cold Food
CHAD TING	391	(2)
190. Chingming
HUANG T'ING-CHIEN	393	(2)
191. Drinking Wine on Grave Sweeping Day
KAO CHU	395	(2)
192. Strolling outside Town
CH'ENG HAO	397	(2)
193. The Swing
HUI-HUNG	399	(2)
194. While Drinking at the Chuchiang Waterway-I
TU FU	401	(2)
195. While Drinking at the Chuchiang Waterway-II
TU FU	403	(2)
196. Yellow Crane Tower
TS'UI HAO	405	(2)
197. A Traveler's Thoughts on a Spring Evening
TS'UI T'U	407	(2)
198. In Reply to Li Tan
WEI YING-WU	409	(2)
199. River Village
TU FU	411	(2)
200. Summer Day
CHANG FENG	413	(2)
201. Written at My Wang River Retreat after a Steady Rain
WANG WEI	415	(2)
202. New Bamboo at East Lake
LU YU	417	(2)
203. Spending a Summer Night with My Cousin Talking about the Past
TOU SHU-HSIANG	419	(2)
204. Occasional Poem on an Autumn Day
CH'ENG HAO	421	(2)
205. Visiting Crescent Pond
CH'ENG HAO	423	(2)
206. Autumn Inspiration-I
TU FU	425	(2)
207. Autumn Inspiration-II
TU FU	427	(2)
208. Autumn Inspiration-III
TU FU	429	(2)
209. Autumn Inspiration-IV
TU FU	431	(2)
210. Aboard a Boat on a Moonlit Night
TAI FU-KU	433	(2)
211. Autumn Longing in Ch'ang-an
CHAD KU	435	(2)
212. Early Autumn
TU FU	437	(2)
213. Mid-Autumn
LI P'U	439	(2)
214. At Mister Ts'ui's Villa in Lantien on the Ninth
TU FU	441	(2)
215. Autumn Thoughts
LU YU	443	(2)
216. For Hermit Chu, My Neighbor to the South
TU FU	445	(2)
217. Hearing a Flute
CHAD KU	447	(2)
218. Winter Scene
LIU K'O-CHUANG	449	(2)
219. Winter Solstice Eve
TU FU	451	(2)
220. How Plum Flowers Embarrass a Garden
LIN PU	453	(2)
221. For My Nephew, Hsiang, on My Demotion and Arrival at Lankuan Pass
HAN YU	455	(2)
222. Spears and Shields
WANG CHUNG	457	(2)
223. Returning to My Retreat
CH'EN T'UAN	459	(2)
224. A Mountain Widow
TU HSUN-HO	461	(2)
Postscript	463	(2)
Timeline	465	(2)
About the Translator	467	(2)
Index of Authors	469	(2)
Index of Titles	471