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Hanshan 11 (The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan) (lemm.ee)
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The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt
Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

11

A handsome young man on a horse
swings his whip and points to the pleasure quarter,
saying, “I will never die.”
He has not yet taken a journey.
As the four seasons change, he enjoys flowers,
but one day they all will wither and yellow.
He can’t taste the finest cream and honey
until the day he dies.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Hey! Me too! Some poems hit better than other but I like the kinda silly ones too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah for sure, I prefer his more non-silly poems usually :) Have you read the Red Pine translations of Hanshan? I have Tanahashi's translations as well, but I tend to like reading Red Pine's translation a bit more

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, I'll have to check out Red Pine's!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do it! If you're at all curious about Chinese poetry aside from Hanshan, and about Chinese hermits, I definitely recommend watching this amazing biopic of Red Pine as well which is available until the end of October for a small sum (definitely worth it): https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/redpine

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah that sounds rad thanks for sharing