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Wang Wei's verified lines show how sparse natural images can hold homesickness, solitude, calm, and attention. The bilingual cards preserve both the scene and the source.
Bilingual collection
After fresh rain in the empty mountains, the evening air turns autumnal.
Plain meaningRain clears the world and autumn quietly arrives.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
In the great desert a lone column of smoke rises straight; over the long river the setting sun is round.
Plain meaningThe frontier landscape is immense, spare, and unforgettable.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
No one knows me in the deep forest; the bright moon comes to shine upon me.
Plain meaningEven in solitude, the moon can feel like quiet company.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
In the empty mountains no person can be seen; only the echo of human voices is heard.
Plain meaningThe world can be quiet enough for a distant sound to become vivid.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
Alone in a foreign place, I am a stranger; at every festival, I miss my family all the more.
Plain meaningBeing far from home makes special days feel even lonelier.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
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