Tao Yuanming: Reading the Book of Mountains and Seas ~ 陶渊明·《〈读山海经〉十三首·其二》 with English Translations
《读山海经十三首》是晋宋之际文学家陶渊明的组诗作品。首篇为序诗,后十二首从《山海经》《穆天子传》中撷取题材而写成。组诗中,世间的传说、神话、寓言、史实,通过其“魔镜”,或被化为睿智的火花,或被化为哀婉的叹息,或被化为惊天的怒吼,或被化为由衷的敬佩,或被化为刹那的顿悟,或被化为玄妙的虚幻,或被化为警世的宣言,可看作作者壮年时期思想状态的全面映照。 陶渊明·《〈读山海经〉十三首·其二》 玉台凌霞秀,王母怡妙颜。 天地共俱生,不知几何年。 灵化无穷已,馆宇非一山。 高酣发新谣,宁效俗中言! Reading the Book of Mountains and Seas Tao Yuanming II O ye, Mountains of Jade, Beauties enthroned, On which sits smiling our Queen of the West! With Heaven and Earth was she born and bred, For no one knows how many millenniums. Endlessly her ethereal nature transforms itself, And […]
