Overflowing
Du Fu
Du Fu
漫成
江月去人只数尺
风灯照夜欲三更
沙头宿鹭联拳静
船尾跳鱼拨剌鸣
江月去人只数尺
风灯照夜欲三更
沙头宿鹭联拳静
船尾跳鱼拨剌鸣
màn chéng
jiāng yuè qù rén zhǐ shù chǐ
fēng dēng zhào yè yù sān gēng
shā tóu sù lù lián quán jìng
chuán wěi tiào yú bō là míng
jiāng yuè qù rén zhǐ shù chǐ
fēng dēng zhào yè yù sān gēng
shā tóu sù lù lián quán jìng
chuán wěi tiào yú bō là míng
River moon go person only few feet
Wind lantern shine night approach third watch
Sand head overnight egret join curl peaceful
Boat stern jump fish splash noise
Wind lantern shine night approach third watch
Sand head overnight egret join curl peaceful
Boat stern jump fish splash noise
The moon's reflected on the river a few feet away,
A lantern shines in the night near the third watch.
On the sand, egrets sleep, curled up peacefully,
Behind the boat I hear the splash of jumping fish.
A lantern shines in the night near the third watch.
On the sand, egrets sleep, curled up peacefully,
Behind the boat I hear the splash of jumping fish.
View Chinese text in traditional characters.
Other Chinese poems about Nature.
Notes: This poem dates from 766 (Watson, p. 119). The night was divided into five watches, so the third watch is around midnight.
This poem is volume (juàn) 229, no. 24 in the Complete Tang Poems (quán táng shī). It is translated as poem 15.3 in Owen, poem 101 in Watson, p. 119, and on p. 75 of Hinton.
Hinton, D. (1990) The Selected Poems of Tu Fu. London, Anvil Press Poetry.
Owen, S. (2016) The Poetry of Du Fu. Boston/Berlin, de Gruyter.
Watson, B. (2002) The Selected Poems of Du Fu. New York, Columbia University Press.
