Chou Nu Er - Xin Qiji

Autumn - photo from here

When young, I knew not the taste of sorrow,
But loved to mount the high towers;
I loved to mount the hight towers
To compose a new song,urging myself to talk about sorrow.

Now that I have known all the taste of sorrow,
I would like to talk about it, but refrain;
I would like to talk about it, but refrain,
And say merely: "It is chilly; what a fine autumn!"

Translation Lu Wu-chi

Xin Qiji [Xīn 辛] (b. 28 May 1140 — d. 1207)

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Chou Nu Er - Xin Qiji

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A Escrava Feia - Xin Qiji

Na juventude, eu não sabia
Qual era o sabor da melancolia.
Gostava de subir aos altos pavilhões,
E fazer lá versos melancólicos.
Porém agora, tendo-lhe conhecido
O gosto, já não quero
falar mais dela, não,
Digo apenas: «Um dia fresco, que belo Outono.»

Trad. Gil de Carvalho

Xin Qiji [Xīn 辛] (n. 28 Mai 1140— m. 1207)

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