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We look at each other without tiring—only Mount Jingting and I.
Plain meaningNature can be the companion that never exhausts you.
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.
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 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.
Sleeping in spring, I do not notice dawn; everywhere I hear birds calling.
Plain meaningSpring arrives gently in light, sleep, and birdsong.
English wording on Gu Ren Said is an original reading aid, not a claim that there is only one valid literary translation.
A crane rises through the clouds in the clear sky, carrying poetic feeling into the blue heights.
Plain meaningAutumn can lift the spirit instead of making it fall.
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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