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1、CHINESELYRICSGAUTIERWHITALLChineseLyricsChineseLyricsFROMTHEBOOKOFJADETranslatedfromtheFrenchofJUDITHGAUTIERByJAMESWHITALLSHOO,u(T_.kKv..f.PmVOHS«eNEWYORKB.W.HUEBSCH^y^MCMXVIIICopyright,1918,byB,W,HuebschPRINTEDINU.S.A.6287039.z.s-411ContentsPRELUDE,9MID-RIVER,21TOTHEMOSTBE
2、AUTIFULWOMANOFTHEFLOWERBOAT,22ONTHEROADTOTCHI-LI,1%SONGONTHERIVER,1$INTOXICATIONOFLOVE,26ADWELLINGINTHEHEART,27THEBIRDSARESINGINGATDUSK,28THECORMORANT,29THESHORELESSSEA,30MOONLIGHT,3THEWILDSWANS,32ATTHEriver'sEDGE,34THELEAFONTHEWATER,35THEGREATRAT,36THEFORBIDDENFLOWER,37VEN
3、GEANCE,38THEFISHERMAN,39BEFOREHERMIRROR,40THEPORCELAINPAVILION,4THETRANQUILRIVER,42THEWILLOWLEAF,43YOUTH,441THOUGHTSONTHESEVENTHMONTH,45THEAUTUMNWIND,46APOETSMILES,48THEFAN,49AYOUNGPOETDREAMSOFHISBELOVEDWHOLIVESACROSSTHERIVER,50ONTHERIVER,5TOFORGETONE'sTHOUGHTS,52ONTHERIVER
4、TCHOU,53PreludePrelude(AFTERJUDITHGAUTIER)InChina,thefameofapoetisnotwonasinothercountries;moregradualingrowththere,itisaccord-inglytruerandinfinitelymorelasting.Andforapoettopresumetojudgehisownversesworthyofbeingprinted,ortoarrangeacollectionofthemwasanunheard-ofoccurrenc
5、einthatancientempire,anditrarelyhappensnow,exceptunderaforeigninflu-ence.Atagatheringofscholarseachpoetsingshisversesinturn;hehasthescrupulousattentionofhisaudi-ence,andifoneofthepoemsprovestobeexceptionalhiscompanionsrequesttheprivilegeofcopyingit.Thosewhokeepitintheirnote
6、-booksreciteitagainatothersimilargatherings,andallowittobecopiedafresh.Thus,inaselectcircle,thenameofthepoetdiffusesitselflikeanagreeableperfume..Sometimesanindependentauthoraddresseshim-selfdirectlytothepeople.Hewriteshisversesonthewallofaquarter-entrance,mostoftenwithouts
7、igningthem.Peoplestopandreadthem,andthoseforwhomtheyhaveameaningcommentuponthem,anddiscussandexplainthemtothosewhoareanxioustounderstand.Ifascholarpassesandfindsthepoemworththetrouble,hemakesacopyofitwhichhekeepsforhisfriends,andeventuallyheputsitwithotherssimilarlydiscover
8、ed.Poemskeptinthisman-[9]neraresoonwaftedfrommouthtomouth,becomefamousandintheendp