The Jade Mountain/A Farewell to Han Shen at the Yun-yang Inn
Ssû-k'ung Shu
曙空司
A FAREWELL TO HAN SHEN
AT THE YUN-YANG INN
AT THE YUN-YANG INN
Long divided by river and sea,
For years we two have failed to meet—
And suddenly to find you seems like a dream. . . .
With a catch in the throat, we ask how old we are.
. . . Our single lamp shines, through cold and wet,
On a bamboo-thicket sheathed in rain;
But forgetting the sadness that will come with tomorrow,
Let us share the comfort of this farewell wine.
For years we two have failed to meet—
And suddenly to find you seems like a dream. . . .
With a catch in the throat, we ask how old we are.
. . . Our single lamp shines, through cold and wet,
On a bamboo-thicket sheathed in rain;
But forgetting the sadness that will come with tomorrow,
Let us share the comfort of this farewell wine.