懷遠; 春愁; 元夕, 3 Tang Dynasty Poems

懷遠; 春愁; 元夕, 3 Tang Dynasty Poems (more-Lyrics and Translations)
Sept. 2008 performance by Austin Chinese Choir 龍吟合唱團. 1. 懷遠 Distant Embrace; 2. 春愁 Spring Sorrow; 3. 元夕 Evening of the Lantern Festival

懷遠 Distant Embrace
檻菊愁煙蘭泣露。 羅幕輕寒，燕子雙飛去。
明月不諳離恨苦，斜光到曉穿朱戶。
昨夜西風凋碧樹。獨上高樓，望盡天涯路。
欲寄彩牋兼尺素，山長水闊知何處。
Chrysanthemums and orchids at the doorstep weep, swallows flee southward,
The coming months are unaware of the suffering that awaits.
The crimson rays of dawn slant through the doorway.
Last night's cold blast withered the green trees.
Forlorn and exhausted on the rooftop, I scan the farthest stretches of road.
I long to send her a message, but over which mountain ranges and across what distant seas?

春愁 Spring Sorrow
竚倚危樓風細細。望極春愁，黯黯生天際。
草色煙光殘照裏，無言誰會憑欄意。
擬把疏狂圖一醉。 對酒當歌，強樂還無味。
衣帶漸寬終不悔，為伊消得人憔悴。
Gentle breeze blows at end of Spring, I can't help but feel sad.
Drinking and dancing no longer bring me joy.
My clothes hang loose around my wasting body, yet I feel no regret.
I keep thinking about her and her alone.

元夕 Evening of the Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is also known as the Little New Year since it marks the end of the series of celebrations starting from the Chinese New Year.
東風夜放花千樹，更吹落， 星如雨。
寶馬雕車香滿路。
鳳簫聲動，玉壺光轉，一夜魚龍舞。
去年元夜時，花市燈如晝。
月上柳梢頭，人約黃昏後。
今年元夜時，月與燈依舊。
不見去年人，淚濕春衫袖。
蛾兒雪柳黃金縷。笑語盈盈暗香去。
眾裏尋他千百度。
驀然回首，那人卻在，燈火闌珊處。
Last night the east wind blew open countless of silver petals.
Fireworks flew in the wind like stars and fell like raindrops on the floor.
Ornate carriages and noble steeds moved to and fro and perfume filled the air.
Sweet music was played in the heavens, and the gleaming moon hung in the sky.
Paper lanterns like fish and dragons danced merrily throughout the evening.
Lovely ladies decorated their hair with ornaments of infinite variety,
Chatting gleefully and laughing boisterously, they left behind a mysterious fragrance.
I scanned the crowd a thousand times, failing to spot my beloved.
Suddenly she turns her head. There she is, standing apart from the crowds, where the lights are muted and soft.

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