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Challenge round: tackling Du Fu’s “Looking to Spring”

Okay boys and girls, let’s go for the challenge round and see if we can tackle a classical Chinese poem from the Tang Dynasty. This one is by Du Fu and is called “Looking to Spring.” Du Fu, a government official, wrote it while being …

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Babel - Chinese translations, Du FuLeave a Comment on Challenge round: tackling Du Fu’s “Looking to Spring”October 20, 2011April 20, 2020 By Frank Watson

On Waking

Caramel flavor, Clouds rise in the morning sky: Scent of espresso.

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Scribbles - original writingLeave a Comment on On WakingOctober 19, 2011April 20, 2020 By Frank Watson

Basho’s poetic philosophy #1

From Basho: My Translation From the pine, Learn the pine, From bamboo, Learn bamboo.   Original 松の事は松に習へ、竹の事は竹に習へ Pronunciation Matsu no koto wa Matsu ni narae, Take no koto wa Take ni narae! Literal translation About a pine, Learn the pine, About a bamboo, Learn the …

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Babel - Japanese translations, BashoLeave a Comment on Basho’s poetic philosophy #1October 19, 2011April 20, 2020 By Frank Watson

Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid”

This poem tells a story of two maids who meet up later in life, one who was “virtuous” and one who was “ruined” by apparently running off to town with a man. The irony is that the “virtuous” maid remained poor and had to work …

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