Gift to Wang Lun

Author: Li Baitang

Li Bai was about to set off in a boat when he suddenly heard singing on the shore.

The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, not as deep as Wang Lun’s gift to me.

Annotations to the poems

1. Wang Lun: Li Bai’s friend he met in Peach Blossom Pond has a very forthright character. This poem was given to him.

2. Taoge: while singing, tap the time with your feet.

3. Taohuatan: The name of the water pool, located in the southwest of Jingxian County, Anhui Province today.

4. About to go: Just about to leave.

5. Suddenly heard: heard suddenly.

6． Not as good as: not as good as.

Poetry Translation

I was about to go on a long journey in a boat. Suddenly I heard the beat of people walking and singing on the shore to see me off. Although the Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, it is not as profound as the friendship Wang Lun gave me.

Wanglushan Waterfall

Author: Li Baitang

The incense burner in the sunshine produces purple smoke, and the waterfall hangs in front of the river in the distance.

Flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way has fallen into the sky.

Notes

Lushan: Located in the south of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, it is a famous scenic spot in my country.

Xianglu: Xianglu Peak is located in the northwest of Mount Lushan. It is named because it looks like an incense burner and the mountain is often shrouded in clouds and smoke.

Kakemaekawa: Hang on the water in front.

Jiutian: According to ancient legend, the sky has nine levels, and Jiutian is the highest level of the sky.

Translation

Purple haze rises from Xianglu Peak under the sunlight. From a distance, you can see the waterfall hanging like white silk in front of the mountain.

The plummeting waterfall on the high cliff seems to be thousands of feet long, making people feel as if the Milky Way is falling from the sky to the earth.