 | The works of Li Po, the Chinese poet |  |
POEMS OF LI PO TRANSLATED IN THIS BOOK
Previous translations, where they exist, are noted under
each poem, although the compilation is by no means
exhaustive. As for the full name of the translator
and the title of his book or article, see the foregoing
Bibliography.
No. 1. On the Ship of Spice-wood.
Pound, Cathay. The River Song.
St. Denys, Poésie. En Bateau.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Le Bonheur.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. River Song.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. River Chant.
No. 2. In the Mountains on a Summer Day.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. and More Translations.
In the Mountains on a Summer Day.
No. 3. Nocturne.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Autumn River
Song.
No. 4. A Farewell Song of White Clouds.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. The Song of
White Clouds.
No. 5. The Long Departed Lover.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-po. In die Ferne.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. La Chambre
Vide.
No. 6, 7, 8. Lady Yang Kuei-fei at the Imperial
Feast of the Peony, I, II, III.
Cranmer-Byng, A Lute of Jade. An Emperor's
Love.
St. Denys, Poésie, Strophes Improvisées.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Strophes Improvisées.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Songs to
the Peonies.
No. 9. A Poem Composed at the Imperial Command
in the Spring Garden, While Looking on
the Newly Green Willows by the Dragon
Pond and Listening to the Hundred-fold
Notes of the First Nightingales.
No. 10. To His Friend Departing for Shuh.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Address to a Friend.
Pound, Cathay. Leave-taking near Shuh.
No. 11. To His Three Friends.
No. 12. Addressed Humorously to Tu Fu.
No. 13. On a Picture Screen.
No. 14. On Ascending the North Tower One Autumn
Day.
No. 15. The Summit Temple.
No. 16. Lao-lao Ting, a Tavern.
No. 17. The Night of Sorrow.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Feeling Aggrieved.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Die Weinende.
Giles, Gems of Chinese Lit. Tears.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Passionate
Grief.
No. 18. The Sorrow of the Jewel Staircase.
Bethge, Die Chin. Flöte. Die Treppe im
Mondlicht.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Grief on Marble
Steps.
Giles, Gems of Chinese Lit. From the Palace.
Pound, Cathay. The Jewel Stair's Grievance.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Le Chagrin de
Perron de Jade.
No. 19. The Girl of Pa.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. La Femme de
Pa.
No. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. The Woman of Yueh. I, II,
III, IV, V.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Les Jeunes
Filles de Yueh. (No. 22)
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. The Young
Girls of Yueh. (No. 21, 22)
No. 25. The Solitude of Night.
Cranmer-Byng, A Feast of Lanterns. Along
the Stream.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Expressing What I
Think.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. The Poet.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. and More Translations.
Self Abandonment.
No. 26. The Monument of Tears.
No. 27. On a Quiet Night.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Gedanken in Stiller
Nacht.
Cranmer-Byng, A Lute of Jade. Thoughts
in a Tranquil Night.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Thoughts on a Quiet
Night.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Gedanken in
Stiller Nacht.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Mondenschein.
Bethge, Die Chin. Flöte. In der Fremde.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. Night
Thoughts.
—, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 154.
St. Denys. Poésie. Pensée dans une Nuit
Tranquille.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Tristesse.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Night Thoughts.
No. 28. The Blue Water.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Die Weise von
Grünen Wasser.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Song of the Green
Water.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Im Kahn.
Gautier, Chinese Lyrics. The Forbidden
Flower.
Oehler-Heimerdinger, Chinesche Lyric. Im
Kahn.
No. 29. The Ching-ting Mountain.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Sitting Alone on a
Hill.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Einsam auf
dem Berge King-ting Sitzend.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. Companions.
—, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 154.
No. 30. With a Man of Leisure.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Zechlage mit
einem Einsiedler in Gebirge.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Drinking Together in
the Mountains.
No. 31. The Yo-mei Mountain Moon.
No. 32. On the City Street.
No. 33. On the Death of the Good Brewer of
Hsuan-cheng.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. On the Subject
of Old Tai's Wine-shop.
No. 34. To His Wife.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Mein Frau.
No. 35. The Poet Thinks of His Old Home.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. East Mountain Recollected.
No. 36, 37. Sorrow of the Long Gate Palace. I, II.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Bitter Jealousy
in the Palace of the High Gate.
No. 38. An Encounter in the Field.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. A Poem Given
to a Beautiful Woman Encountered on a
Field-path.
No. 39. To Wang Lun.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. A Parting Gift to
Wang Lun.
No. 40. On Seeing off Meng Hao-jan.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. Gone.
Pound, Cathay. Separation on the River
Kiang.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. At the Yellow
Crane Tower, Taking Leave of Meng Hao-Jan
on his Departure to Kuang Ling.
No. 41. On Being Asked Who He Is.
No. 42. In the Mountain.
Giles, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 155.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Reply to an Unrefined
Person Encountered in the Hills.
No. 43. The Fair Queen of Wu.
Bethge, Die Chin. Flöte. Liebestrinken.
Gautier, Rev. d. Paris. Ivresse d'Amour.
—, Chinese Lyrics, Intoxication of Love.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. La Danseuse
Un Peu Ivre.
No. 44. While Journeying.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. In Exile.
No. 45. The Ruin of the Ku-Su Palace.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Les Ruines de
Sou-Tai.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. A Traveler
Comes to the Old Terrace.
No. 46. The Ruin of the Capital of Yueh.
No. 47. The River Journey from White King City.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. From the City of
White God.
No. 48, 49. By the Great Wall, I, II.
St. Denys, Poésie. Chansons des Frontières.
(No. 48)
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Encore. (No.
48)
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Songs of the
March, III. (No. 48)
No. 50. The Imperial Concubine.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Acht Gedechte über die
Freuden in Palastinnern.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Pleasures within
the Palace.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. A Favorite.
—, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 152.
No. 51. Parting at Ching-men.
No. 52. On the Yo-Yang Tower with his Friend Chia.
No. 53. Awakening from Sleep on a Spring Day.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Der Trinke im Frühling.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Lebensweisheit.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Im Rausch.
Giles, Gems of Chinese Lit. On Getting
Drunk in Spring.
— Chinese Poetry in Eng. The Best of
Life is But—
St. Denys, Poésie. Un Jour de Printemps.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Un Jour de
Printemps.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Waking from Drunkenness
on a Spring Day.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. A Statement of
Resolutions after Being Drunk on a Spring
Day.
No. 54. Three With the Moon and His Shadow.
Bethge, Die Chin. Flöte. Drei Kameraden.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Einsame Gelage
im Monschein.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. Last Words.
—, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 153.
Grube, Geschichte d. Chin. Lit. Trinklieder.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Petite Fête.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. & More Translations.
Drinking Alone in the Moonlight, I.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Drinking Alone
in the Moonlight, I.
No. 55. An Exhortation.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Afforderung zum Trinken.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Der Rabe.
St. Denys, Poésie. Chanson à Boire.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Drinking Song.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Drinking Song.
No. 56. The Intruder.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Frühlings Gedanken.
No. 57. The Crows at Nightfall.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Des Rabens Nachtlicher
Schrei.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Raven Calling in the
Night.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Der Rabe.
Gautier, Chinese Lyrics. The Birds are Singing
at Dusk.
Giles, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 155.
—, Chinese Poetry in Eng. For Her
Husband.
Cranmer-Byng, A Lute of Jade. Memories
with the Dusk Return.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Les Corbeaux.
No. 58. To Meng Hao-jan.
No. 59. To Tung Tsao-chiu.
Pound, Cathay. Exile's Letter.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Sent to the Commissary,
Yuan of Chiao City, In Memory of Former
Excursions.
No. 60. Taking Leave of a Friend.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Geleit.
Gautier, Rev. d. Paris. Le Depart d'un Ami.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. A Farewell.
Pound, Cathay. Taking Leave of a Friend.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Saying Goodbye
to a Friend.
No. 61. Maid of Wu.
No. 62. The Lotus.
No. 63. To his Two Children.
No. 64. To a Friend Going Home.
No. 65. A Mountain Revelry.
No. 66. The Old Dust.
Giles, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P.155.
No. 67. A Pair of Swallows.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. La Fidélité.
No. 68. At a River Town.
No. 69. I Am a Peach Tree.
No. 70. The Silk Spinner.
No. 71. Chuang Chou and the Butterfly.
No. 72. The Poet Mourns his Japanese Friend.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. A Japanese Lost at
Sea.
No. 73. In the Spring-time on the South side of the
Yangtze kiang.
No. 74. The Steep Road to Shuh.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. The Ssuchuan Road.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. The Perils of
the Shu Road.
No. 75. Parting at a Tavern of Chin-ling.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Parting with Friends at
a Wine-shop in Chin-ling.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. The Poet is Detained
in a Nanking Wine-shop on the Eve
of Starting on a Journey.
No. 76. The Phoenix Bird Tower.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Aufstieg auf dem
Turme des Phoeniz-Paares in Chin-ling.
Pound, Cathay. The City of Cho-An.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Feng Huang Tai.
No. 77. His Dream of the Sky-land: a Farewell
Poem.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. A Dream of Tien-Mu
Mountain (a partial translation).
No. 78. In Memoriam.
No. 79. On the Road of Ambition.
No. 80. To Tu Fu from Sand Hill City.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. A Poem Sent to
Tu Fu from Sha Chiu Cheng.
No. 81. A Vindication.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. and More Translations.
Drinking Alone in the Moonlight, III.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Drinking Alone
in the Moonlight, II.
No. 82. To Luh, the Registrar.
No. 83. To the Fisherman.
No. 84. The Tears of Banishment.
No. 85. The Lotus Gatherer.
Bethge, Die Chin. Flöte. Am Ufer.
Cranmer-Byng, A Lute of Jade. On the Banks
of Jo-yeh.
Gautier, Chinese Lyrics. At the River's
Edge.
St. Denys, Poésie. Sur les Bords de Jo-Yeh.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Sur les Bords
de Jo-Yeh.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. On the Banks of Jo-Yeh.
No. 86. The Sport Fellows.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Die Kameraden.
No. 87. The Rover of Chao.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Der Fahrende
Ritter.
Grube, Geschichte d. Chin. Lit. Ballade vom
Fahrenden Ritter. P. 282.
St. Denys, Poésie. Le Brave.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. La Gloire.
No. 89. To his Friend in Chiang-hsia.
No. 90, 91. The Cataract of Luh Shan, I, II.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Der Wasser-fall
am Lushan. (No. 90)
No. 92. Bereft of Love.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. The Distant Parting.
No. 93, 94. Lady Wang-chao, I, II.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. The Honorable
Lady Chao. (No. 94)
No. 95. The North Wind.
No. 96. The Borderland Moon.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Der Mond über dem
Kuan Berge.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. The Moon over
the Mountain Pass.
No. 97. The Nefarious War.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Elend des Krieges.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Fighting.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Fighting to the
South of the City.
No. 98. Before the Cask of Wine.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Zwei Lieder beim
Becher Wein.
Forke, Blüthen Chin. Dicht. Beim Wein.
No. 99. Yuan Tan-chiu of the East Mountain.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Schreiben an Yuan
Tan-Chiu.
Waley, Asiatic Rev. To Tan-chiu.
No. 100. Lines.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Gedichte aus Zeilen
von Drei, Fünf und Sieben Zeichen.
Giles, Chinese Poetry in Eng. No Inspiration.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Word Pattern.
No. 101, 102, 103, 104. The Ballads of the Four
Seasons.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Vier Wu Lieder nach
Tsu-yeh Art.
St. Denys, Poésie. Chanson des Quatre Saisons.
Toussaint, La Flute de Jade. Chanson des
Quatre Saisons.
Cranmer-Byng, A Lute of Jade. Under the
Moon. (No. 103)
Giles, Gems of Chinese Lit. The Grass-Widow's
Song. (No. 103)
No. 105, 106. Two Letters from Chang-kan.
Bernhardi, Li Tai-Po. Zwei Lieder aus
Chang-Kan.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Das Lied von
Chang-Kan. (No. 105)
Pound, Cathay. The River Merchant's Wife:
A Letter. (No. 105)
Waley, Asiatic Rev. Chang-Kan. (No. 105)
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Chang-Kan.
(No. 105)
No. 107. On Ascending the Sin-ping Tower.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Beim Aufsteigen
im Hause, Sin-Ping-Lou.
No. 108. On Visiting a Taoist Recluse on Mount Tai-Tien,
but Failing to Meet Him.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Vergeblicher
Besuch bei einem Einsiedler.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Visiting Taoist
Priest on the Mountain that which Upholds
Heaven; He is Absent.
No. 109. At the Cell of an Absent Mountain Priest.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Besuch bei
einem Bergpriester, den Ich Nicht Antraf.
No. 110. On a Moonlight Night.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Gedanken beim
Betrachten des Mondes.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. In Deep Thought,
Gazing at the Moon.
No. 111. A Visit to Yuan Tan-chiu in the Mountains.
No. 112. A Midnight Farewell.
No. 113. The Song of Luh Shan.
Edkins, On Li Tai-Po. Song of Lushan.
Florenz, Gedichte v. Li Taipe. Lied auf dem
Lushan.
No. 114, 115, 116. To his Wife on his Departure.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Separated by
Imperial Summons from Her who Lives
Within.
No. 117. On his White Hair.
Giles, Hist. of Chinese Lit. P. 153.
—, Chinese Poetry in Eng. Within a
Mirror.
Oehler-Heimerdinger, Chinesische Lyric.
Wenn All mein Weisses Haar.
No. 118. To the Honorable Justice Hsin.
No. 119. On Hearing the Flute in the Yellow Crane
House.
No. 120. On Hearing the Flute in Lo-cheng One
Spring Night.
Lowell, Fir-Flower Tablets. Hearing a Bamboo
Flute on a Spring Night in the City of
Lo Yang.
No. 121, 122. On the Tung-ting Lake, I, II.
No. 123. To His Wife.
No. 124. To His Friend Wei, the Good Governor of
Chiang-hsia. Written in Commemoration of the
Old Friendship during the Days of his Banishment
after the Tumult of War.
No attempt was made to list previous translations for
the following poems in Part II.
| No. 125. The Eight Immortals of the Wine-cup. | Tu Fu. |
| No. 126. The Ex-Minister of State. | Li Shih-chi. |
| No. 127. A Visit to Fan with Li Po. | Tu Fu. |
| No. 128. Parting with Li Po on the Tung-Ting Lake. | Chia Chi. |
| No. 129. An Invitation to Li Po. | Tsui Tsung-chi. |
| No. 130. To Li Po on a Spring Day. | Tu Fu. |
| No. 131. To Li Po. | Tu Fu. |
| No. 132. The Grave of Li Po. | Po Chu-i. |
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