天淨沙 – 秋夜吟 – 孟朝崗

瘦蓮敗葦寒鴉

短橋黃葉疏杈

夜半翁疲斗斜

西天月下

兩三雞犬人家

An Impromptu on Autumn Night by Meng Chaogang

Fading lotus, wilting reeds, cold crows nest,

A short bridge, leaves frail, sparse sprigs look depressed.

Midnight, an oldie tired, as th' Dipper slants west,

Beneath the moon devoid of zest,

Two or three dogs and cocks still not yet rest.

Tr. Ziyuzile

18/10/2023