Staying overnight in the temple of Yeshi to wait for Ding Da who didn’t show up | The sun sets slowly behind the west side of the mountain

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by Mong-Kao-Yen

Translation © by Qi Feng Wu

宿业师山房待丁大不至

Language: Chinese (中文)

Our translations: ENG

夕阳度西岭，
群壑倏已暝。
松月生夜凉，
风泉满清听。
樵人归欲尽，
烟鸟栖初定。
之子期宿来，
孤琴候萝径。

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by Mong-Kao-Yen , "宿业师山房待丁大不至" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) , "In Erwartung des Freundes" [an adaptation] ; composed by Anna Hegeler, Fartein Valen, Felix Paul Weingartner.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Gustav Mahler.
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Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Gabriele Cervone , "L’addio" ; composed by Danielle Baas.
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ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Staying overnight in the temple of Yeshi to wait for Ding Da who didn’t show up ", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Marie Jean Léon, Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys) , "L'adieu" [an adaptation]

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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 8

Staying overnight in the temple of Yeshi to wait for Ding Da who didn’t show up

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

The sun sets slowly behind the west side of the mountain,
All the mountains are suddenly dark and quiet.
The bark of pine trees is cool in the evening with the moon shining there,
The sound of wind blowing and creek flowing is extremely clear.
The woodcutters are almost gone,
The birds return to their nests for rest in the foggy woods.
You (Ding Da) have promised to come to the temple tonight,
I am waiting for you while playing the guqin on the mountain path.

Note for line 8: a guqin is a kind of plucked musical instrument with seven strings

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a text in Chinese (中文) by Mong-Kao-Yen , "宿业师山房待丁大不至"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 86