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02 · Shi Xizhou

送信南歸雁蕩山

Seeing off Master Xinnan, Returning to Mount Yandang

釋希晝

Chinese

千峯鄰積水,秋勢逺相依。
路在深雲裏,人思絕頂歸。
長天来月正,危木度猿稀。
谁得同無念,寥寥此掩扉。

English

A thousand peaks rest beside still waters;

Autumn’s breath extends afar, each supporting the other.

The path wades deep within the clouds;

The traveler yearning to return to the highest peak.

Across the vast sky the full moon comes;

Crossing perilous trees, gibbons’ cries dwindle.

Who joins in non-thought?

In this vast stillness, the gate closes.

English translation © 2026 Alex Barrera. Classical Chinese text is in the public domain / not claimed under this copyright.

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  1. Version 1 · current

    Oct 3, 2026

    Published from Chan Poetry Keynote/PDF.