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Subject: Re:Li Bai

Author:
klang wizard

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Date Posted: 09:14:53 04/17/08 Thu
Author Host/IP: 63.216.48.60.klj04-home.tm.net.my/60.48.216.63
In reply to: Little Grasshopper 's message, "Re: Passivity versus Activity" on 20:08:32 04/16/08 Wed

>Doc,
>
>I started to do another silly thing -- digging into
>the works of Li Bai, the famous poet. >Regards, LG

I have translated two poems of Li Bai. I think they are much better than the internet version I have read. Of course any translation is never the same.

Binging Alone In A Moon-Lit Night

Among the flowers, there's a pot of wine.
I binge alone: in absence of friends and relates.
I, raising my cup, propose a toast to the moon.
It's image and my shadow completes a trinity.
Even though they are oblivious to my drinking pleasure.
The shadows tango with my body.
We are transient partners.
We seek instant gratification.
Whenever I sing, the moon stays motionless.
Whenever I dance, the shadows tumble on one another.
In regaining awareness, the trio commutes delight.
They part company only when intoxicated.
We hope to foster eternal bonds.
And seek unforgettable communion in timeless galaxies.

It appeared my stimulation write-up plays no difference to other Ah Peks.

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