The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt

Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

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Much has been inherited from their parents,
rice and vegetable fields—there’s no need to envy others.
The wife rocks the loom, cr-ack cr-ack.
The children make baby sounds, gaa gaa.
They clap their hands at dancing flowers,
or prop up their chins to listen to bird songs.
Who will come around to appreciate this?
Woodcutters often pass right by.

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