699 – 761 · The Poet of Silence
Wang Wei
王维
Painter, musician and Buddhist, he wrote landscapes so quiet that the reader seems to hear the mountain.
In this edition
9 poems
鹿柴
Deer Enclosure
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空山不见人·但闻人语响
Empty mountain: no one is seen,
竹里馆
Pavilion in the Bamboo
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独坐幽篁里·弹琴复长啸
Sitting alone in the hidden bamboo,
相思
Yearning
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红豆生南国·春来发几枝
Red beans grow in the southern land;
山居秋暝
Autumn Evening in the Mountains
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空山新雨后·天气晚来秋
Empty mountain, after new rain;
鸟鸣涧
Birds Calling in the Ravine
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人闲桂花落·夜静春山空
Man at leisure, osmanthus flowers fall;
送元二使安西
Seeing Yuan Er Off to Anxi
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渭城朝雨浥轻尘·客舍青青柳色新
Morning rain at Weicheng dampens the light dust;
九月九日忆山东兄弟
Thinking of My Brothers on the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month
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独在异乡为异客·每逢佳节倍思亲
Alone in a strange land, a stranger,
杂诗
Miscellaneous Poem
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君自故乡来·应知故乡事
You come from my home town;
使至塞上
On Mission to the Frontier
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单车欲问边·属国过居延
A single carriage, I go to inspect the frontier;