Tang Yun唐韵

No. 02 · Seven-character quatrain

望庐山瀑布

Looking at the Waterfall of Mount Lu

Wàng Lúshān Pùbù

by Li Bai 李白 · 701 – 762

  • Mountains
  • Water
  • Imagination
日照香炉生紫烟The sun strikes Incense Burner Peak and violet mist rises;
遥看瀑布挂前川from far off a waterfall hangs above the river.
飞流直下三千尺Its flying stream drops three thousand feet —
疑是银河落九天I think the Milky Way has fallen from the ninth heaven.