Friday, November 29, 2013

Ugly Slave Child and 青玉案·元夕 - Xin Qiji 辛弃疾

"衆裏尋他千百度,驀然回首,那人卻在燈火闌珊處。" -《青玉案·元夕》
"Having almost exhausted my energy searching for that person (vague), I suddenly turned my head, and there they were, standing at the far end of the street where the candlelight is the dimmest."
"少年不識愁滋味,愛上層樓。 愛上層樓,為賦新詞強說愁。 而今識盡愁滋味,欲說還休。 欲說還休,卻道天涼好個秋。" -《醜奴儿》
In searching the feeling of sadness in my youth,
I liked to climb pagodas.
Climbed up the pagodas,
For the sake of writing new verse, I talked much about melancholy.
Yet now that I've known in full melancholy's taste,
I hesitate to mention it.
Hesitate to mention it,
Rather I blabber, the weather's cold, a fine autumn.