English Rendering
Over blue hills,
over clear rivers,
i'm gonna go to Shanhai Pass,
night falls,thousands of lights shine in deep.
wind howls,
snow flutters,
soldiers suddenly stand together,
wolves growls ,hardly hear this sound at home.
Over blue hills
- Poetry of Nalan Xingde
《长相思》
Original Text (中文原文)
山一程，水一程，身向榆关那畔行，夜深千帐灯。
风一更，雪一更，聒碎乡心梦不成，故园无此声。
Analysis & Context
By Nalan Xingde
Reader's Companion
The Essence of the Verse
Classical Chinese poetry thrives on Concision and Ambiguity. Without tense or number, the words create a timeless space where the reader becomes the co-creator of the poem's meaning.
Reading Between the Lines
Look for Contrasts: light and shadow, movement and stillness. Don't just translate the words; feel the Yijing (artistic conception) that lingers long after the last character.
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