by the sea
spring is coming, flowers are blooming
from tomorrow
be a happy person
feed the horses
prepare the firewood
travel around the world
from tomorrow
start to worry about food, vegetables
i have a house, by the sea
spring is coming
flowers are blooming
from tomorrow
write a letter to everyone in the family
tell them about my happiness
what the lucky lightning has told me
i will tell everyone
give a cosy name to every river and every mountain
dear strangers too, i will make a wish for you
wish you a bright future
wish you lovers be together forever
wish you harvest happiness from this world
i wish only to be, by the sea
spring is coming
flowers are blooming
13 January 1989 by Hai Zi
translated 25 April 2022, amended 26 April 2022, amended again 9 May 2022, amended again 31 July 2022, amended again 1 December 2023, amended again 27 May 2024.
serenade
in the old days
quietly we sat in the evening
our laps were still
our ears were peeled
we could hear the water and the poem on the lowland
this is our own lowland, our own evening and our own poem
now, only me
only my laps are still
only my ears are peeled
only i could hear
the water on the lowland, and
the water in the poem
in this rainy night
now, only me
writing poems for you
this is our lowland and our water
this is our evening and our poem
who said this, hai zi
need to leave, need to travel around
we sat here before
August 1986 by Hai Zi
translated 10 May 2022, amended 31 July 2022, amended again 1 December 2023, amended again 26 May 2024.
orion
do you remember
how, in those days, the night fell
no need to say anything
like a slight pain
on the fingertips, coming from the sky
have you achieved the life you wanted
in the dream, the susurration of the ocean
some people slipped away, between your fingers
like the wind, come and go in the empty field
lingering feelings
falling leaves
quiet, the time
dawn and dusk
where is my destination
the world is in mist
some people were saying 'please come here!'
then they disappeared
never really understand, the maze of life
all the wrong turns i have made
people who have passed away
linger in the night sky
lighting up the path for you
sometimes you ride the wind
sometimes you fall
sometimes you see rainbows in the night
sometimes you sing
sometimes you stay quiet
sometimes you look at the sky
lingering feelings
falling leaves
quiet, the time
dawn and dusk
where is my destination
2017 by Pu Shu
translated 22 May 2022, amended 24 June 2022, amended again 31 July 2022, amended again 1 December 2023, amended again 26 May 2024, amended again 16 September 2024.