Autumn Scene Written to Accompany a Picture Drawn by Li Shinan
- Poetry of Su Shi

《书李世南所画秋景》

English Rendering

Creeks crisscross the meadow,banks scarred where water rose;

Sparse trees slant and let their frost-bitten roots stick out.

Do you know where the single-oared,leaf-like boat goes?

To the village of yellow leaves or thereabout.

Autumn Scene Written to Accompany a Picture Drawn by Li Shinan by Su Shi
Autumn Scene Written to Accompany a Picture Drawn by Li Shinan by Su Shi

Original Text (中文原文)

野水参差落涨痕,疏林欹倒出霜根。

扁舟一棹归何处?家在江南黄叶村。

Analysis & Context

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