Su Shi: The Tide Follows Imperceptible Waves With Snow Caps In View; 蘇軾 潮隨暗浪雪山頂 遠浦漁舟釣月明 Poem by Frank Yue

TI JIN SI: Brushing a Poem at Jin Temple
- by Su Shi (1037-1101)
- Translated by Frank C Yue

(Poem Read in the Usual Manner :)

The tide follows imperceptible waves with snow caps in view;
Afar, fishermen are fishing in the Moon's silvery hue.
Bridges face the temple door, the winding path above is small;
At the lane's end lies a pure spring with water clearest of all.
Lush green trees in the distance greet the river and skies at dawn;
Surrounded by crimson clouds, toward ev'ning the Sun still shines on.
The distant clouds in all four directions adjoin the water;
Against a thousand dots of blue peaks, a few gulls soar lighter.


《題金(山) 寺》北宋 • 蘇軾
(正讀)

潮隨暗浪雪山頂， 遠浦漁舟釣月明。

橋對寺門山(松) 徑小， 巷(檻) 當泉眼石波清。

迢迢綠樹江天曉， 靄靄紅霞晚日晴。

遙望四邊雲接水， 碧峰千點數鷗輕。


【题金山寺回文体】 北宋 • 苏轼

(正讀)

潮随暗浪雪山倾，远浦渔舟钓月明。

桥对寺门松径小，槛当泉眼石波清。

迢迢绿树江天晓，霭霭红霞晚日晴。

遥望四边云接水，碧峰千点数鸥轻。

題金寺》北宋 • 蘇軾

(倒讀)

輕鷗數點千峰碧， 水接雲邊四望遙。

晴日晚霞紅靄靄， 曉天江樹綠迢迢。

清波石眼泉當巷， 小徑山門寺對橋。

明月釣舟漁浦遠， 頂(倾) 山雪浪暗隨潮。


(倒讀)

轻鸥数点千峰碧， 水接云边四望遥。

晴日晚霞红霭霭， 晓天江树绿迢迢。

清波石眼泉當巷(槛) ， 小径山(松) 门对寺桥。

明月钓舟渔浦远， 頂(倾) 山雪浪暗隨潮。


(Poem Read in Reverse from the End character backwards :)

Several specks of slim sea-gull soar high above myriad peaks green;
Looking afar, in four directions, clouds on water are seen.
In a sunny late ev'ning, all the tattered clouds are stain'd red;
Then, at daybreak the trees by the river are all green instead.


Facing the lane are clear ripples from th' eye of the stone fountain;
Above the bridge and temple door snakes a path up the mountain.
Beneath a bright full Moon, fishing boats far and wide freely go;
It seems that swaying with the tide's rhythm was the summit snow.