Chinese Poem Translated by A Z Foreman

Poems Found In Translation: “Du Fu: Expressing What Struck Me (From Chinese)”

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Du Fu: Expressing What Struck Me (From Chinese) Posted: 06 Oct 2016 07:28 AM PDT Expressing What Struck Me By Du Fu Translated by A.Z. Foreman Click to hear me recite the original in reconstructed 8th century Chang'an Chinese The blades of war　 are still not laid to rest　 　Where are my sister　 and each of my brothers today?  I wipe away tears 　wept blood stains my robed breast　 　I comb my hair 　strands fill my face with grey Low is the land here 　vast, the wilderness　 　Distant, the heavens 　laggard, the twilight river Sick and decrepit　 how can I last much longer? ã€€ 　I'm sure I'll get　 no chance to see you ever  The Original: (Medieval Chinese transcribed using a slight modification of David Branner's system) 遣興　　　　　　khán3by hèng3 杜甫　　　　　　duó1a  puó3c ã€€ 干戈猶未定，　　kan1 kwe1 you3b mì3a dèing4 弟妹各何之。　　dèi4 mèi1a kak1 ghe1 tsyi3d 拭淚霑襟血，　　syek3 lwì3c tram3b kem3x hwat4 梳頭滿面絲。　　sruo3b dou1 mán1 màn3by si3d 地卑荒野大，　　drì3c pi3by hwang1 yá3 dè1 天遠暮江遲。　　than4 ghwán3a muò1 kong2 dri3c 衰疾那能久，　　srwi3c dzet3b né1 neng1 kóu3b 應無見汝時。　　èng3 muo3c kàn4 nyuó3b dzyi3d