Longing by Liu Yong【Song Dynasty】 Translation and Photogarph by Hsing Chou
The rain has stopped Air is refreshing I stand by the riverside building Gaze at distant limpid water shining And overlapping tiers Of lofty jade-green evening hills
My thoughts roam afar Over a branch-off bridge A tranquil path And a misty fishing village Where at dusk solitary smokes ascend
Under the setting sun Sentimentally against The vermilion balustrade I quietly lean In this dim mood Without drinking I am already inebriated
My longing has no end Evening clouds passed by Autumn wind aged and exhausted And my dear is still Thousand miles away I look for you all day long In vain!
