Translation
Wang Wei (701-761) | 王維 |
Mount Zhongnan | 終南山 |
A Highest Peak that winds near heavenly gates | 太乙 近天都 |
And links continuously, joining mountains to the sea. | 連山 接海隅 |
White, the clouds revolve around my gaze | 白雲 迴望合 |
But a darkish mist then comes—and I see nothing. | 青靄 入看無 |
Dividing Heaven and Earth, the central peak transforms | 分野 中峰變 |
The darkness and light to a mass of gullies and ravines. | 陰晴 眾壑殊 |
I wish to seek a place to stay the night, | 欲投 人處宿 |
And call across the river, to ask a woodsman. | 隔水 問樵夫 |
Original Chinese
Traditional | Simplified | Pronunciation |
王維 | 王维 | Wáng Wéi |
終南山 | 终南山 | Zhōng nán shān |
太乙近天都, | 太乙近天都, | Tài yǐ jìn tiān dū, |
連山接海隅。 | 连山接海隅。 | Lián shān jiē hǎi yú. |
白雲迴望合, | 白云回望合, | Bái yún huí wàng hé, |
青靄入看無。 | 青霭入看无。 | Qīng ǎi rù kàn wú. |
分野中峰變, | 分野中峰变, | Fēn yě zhōng fēng biàn, |
陰晴眾壑殊。 | 阴晴众壑殊。 | Yīn qíng zhòng hè shū. |
欲投人處宿, | 欲投人处宿, | Yù tóu rén chù sù, |
隔水問樵夫。 | 隔水问樵夫。 | Gé shuǐ wèn qiáo fū. |
Literal Notes
王維 | King/ruler Maintain/preserve = Wang Wei (701-761) |
終南山 | End/finally South(ern/ward) Mountain/hill/peak [End South=Mt. Zhongnan, near Xi’an] |
太乙近天都, | Highest/extreme/very One/second/bent/climbing near/close/approach heaven/sky/imperial capital/metropolis [Highest One= the main peak’s name of Mt.Zhongnan, also the alias of this mountain.] |
連山接海隅。 | To-link/join/connect/in-succession/continuously mountain/hill/peak join/extend/connect/catch/receive coastal/sea/ocean area/corner/nook/remote-place |
白雲迴望合, | White/pure clouds curve/return/revolve/zigzag gaze(into the distance)/look-towards/look-at close/together/combine/unite |
青靄入看無。 | Green/blue/greenish-black mist/haze/cloudy-sky enter/go-into/join see/look-at/watch no/none/lack |
分野中峰變, | Separate/divide field/open-country/wilderness middle/within/among/midst/in/center high-and-tapered-peak/summit/mountain-like-in-appearance change/transform [Separate field=dividing line between distinct realms, boundary, field-allocation between terrestrial and celestial realms] |
陰晴眾壑殊。 | Overcast/cloudy/shady/dark clear/fine-weather many/numerous/crowd/masses/multitude gully/bed-of-torrent/narrow-ravine different/unique/special |
欲投人處宿, | Desire/wish-for/want/long-for find/send/throw-oneself/cast/fling/jump people/man residence/place lodge-for-the-night/rest/stop/stay-overnight |
隔水問樵夫。 | Separate/stand-or-lie-in-between/partition water/river ask(about)/inquire-after firewood/gather-wood/woodcutter man/male-adult [firewood/gather-wood man= woodman, wood-cutter] |
Year:
2012
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