Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Cicada

Cicada

by Yu Shinan (558-638)

Probes down with whiskers for the clear sap,
Sings out from the bare-branched parasol tree.
High and wide as the voice may ring,
It will not vanquish the autumn wind.

Yu Fei'an (1889-1959), Cicada on Tong Tree, 1936.


虞世南(唐)

垂緌饮清露,流响出疏桐。
居高声自远,非是藉秋风。

Chán

Chuí ruí yǐn qīnglù,
liú xiǎng chū shūtóng.
Jū gāo shēng zì yuǎn,
fēi shì jiè qiūfēng.

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