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Lo Shi Min -tanslated-

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Mayshing, you are the main requester for this, sorry to keep you waiting for so long.

A little Back ground:
The caligraphy is mine, took a long time to finish! T_T
The contents of the poem is not mine, I just love this poem! ;-)

(for people have only !0% understanding of Ancietn Chinese poetry)
Ancient Chinese poetry was not written in stanzas, the stanzas were separeted by the ryhme of words. 4 letters from a Chinese poem could mean over 2 long sentences in translated Englsih (playing with words, way more fancy than English), which makes translation of the exact original definition 100% impossible, only a proximate can be done.

Here is a translation I have done, only 75% accurate. At the end of the Tanslation I will spoil 1 main point of the poem.

[Translation Starts] Title [Lo Shi Min (A simple Cabin)]

A low mountain can be famous by having fairies,
A shallow lake can be famous by having dragons,
Even a simple cabin can famous by having a poet like me living in it.

There are green moss growing on the stone stairs leading to the cabin,
And the vines of the willow tree are like curtains to windows of the cabin.

There are friends come as guest to my cabin,
And there are no strangers to bother to my cabin.

I can quietly enjoy my strings (old Chinese instruments),
And read my books.

No noise can be heard,
No work to be bothered.

There is the famous Zhu Ge Lu (another famous poet’s mansion) in NanYiang (a place must go for tourists),
And the famous Zi Yu Tin (a large beautiful gazebo) in Xi Shu (the province I was born in).
Those places just cannot compare with my very own paradise,
My simple cabin.

Kun Zhi (another famous ancient Chinese educator) claims,
“This is no simple cabin!”

[Translation ends]

This poem is about self confidence, see how the poet did not care much about others think of his simple cabin.

After Thoughts:
If you find there are more meanings in this poem I would LOVE to hear them; post them up in the coments!

Got any suggestions, corrections, and Questions? post them, I will reply every single one. Remeber, there are no such thing as stupid comments, all are welcome! :-)
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azn-kuroi-tenshi's avatar
WAH! i cant read it!!!!!!!!!!.....(i always sucked at reading chinese calligraphy or any chinese writing...i guess i shouldnt daze off in class.....wait...YOU WROTE THAT?????