Books and Tensions by Artin Weley THE BOOK OF CHINESE POEMS ‘THE NO PLAYS OF JAPAN SONGS TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE "THREE WAYS OF THOUGHT IN CHINA THE WAY AND ITS POWER, } aie THE BOOK OF SONGS - THREE WAYS OF THOUGHT IN ANCIENT CHINA THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PO CHUL ARTHUR WALEY THE PORTRY AND CAREER OF LI PO NINE SONGS: YUAN MEI THE TALE OF THE GENJI MONKEY THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS THE OPIUM WAR THROUGH CHINESE EYES } Translate fiom the JAPANESE POETRY GROVE PRESS, INC. NEW YORKIntroduction Imagery nay Chins songs donot a2 ule inca 4 com TE arson wiy aa or tke bat sae oy the same fest at fits cis thy mara: European metal ey sometimes tas the seemed. Of Engh fake elegege uripatey ape air dere ‘hoe of pemon who has kee agin a appreny ky era ten found thar kas mare Bese 1 lean'd my back againet an oak: I thoughe was 2 tasty tre, ‘But fe ie bene and then it broke (My true love hus fesaken me, Compares Polish song. They have cut the litle oak, they have hewn is eis ho longer gree, They have taken away my lover, Hive ten him eo the wars, ‘That Js cxscely the way that images are vied in the eal ihe tongs For example: z “The lochplan grew til it covered the thomn-bush “The bindweed spread fr over the wilds. My lovely one is here no more Wirth whom?—No, I sit alone F Hove want 10 understand that poem, we cannot do beter “ha cennpare with ths at fom the old Jspanee anthology MaryanSupe ee ieee, ee ee ike or as if where there is none im the original, i t0 aber) dhe whole cancer of a song, and U have, our of 4 hundred rence, noe done so more tan once or eve in special ect where i del not seem to mater, The fight of bcd, fhe rig, de movernens of animals, the condition of flowers dey ot rand te einen of tee he found of te wing, the Fading ofthe sas—all thee play Bijan ie exly lane inagey, a smo Mssratom, hens scoring to fe contest. Many of te Sach we shoud Sunelves se. That the owphing or sighing Sethe wind sould be incrpresed a sound of sovror tha Shower of feruiring tain should rable prey bount thar wet eaves shuld rel ara zeke ow natal fcough. That the cater of birds should be interpreted. 35 ‘Gsckeguach, we typi ofthe sounds dh acl exited Sy Chins: vocalry Te was dial to believe hs bie toda nore i ih he ame ona lng: Sock mterpettons ae nor eofined to poetry. Fa Costs in 543 sa br few out of the national shine Se Sng peo ring cg, hg! Hig mea to mown ay nl fo ove mis srpeicl when sory aferward Pea lie broke ou 2 he opel andthe dukes wie pel Ee fames + tive an pproimae Chon prnsaciton i ‘Sronts with eal meaning stkes ur at first at od. But we mat Temember hat su cries a caw-catr, co0-0, cluck-clodk, Some images are common t9 Chines and Jpatete poe, taeda nore fr aL know occur in the Weve Fo example tc har die and i gun, ob of aon for biz paring; and the sacking of boat a a in UBF carmel in lovers hears as the Japan poem ‘STossng, tosing even a some great ship that ides a dnchor [adhe bby Lam orn outwith onging for her that i another's | gel oc No. 93 teow “Tossed is that eypess boat, ‘Wave-toned it Host ‘My beae isin corto, I cannot sleep * opher images recall dove of folktale; for example, bundled | Flewood ts symtol of mutual aid and oberon. ew By | Sil the moter of Chg Khan warmed ee 16 gEeTnvare scons to woke with man and share in it ‘nous, Borin cerain moments of hoeror and angah i Te alfercace of nate that adie Ine toueh vo de Tanager ste | polganey of hua salfering. The lament (No. 278) for the Bears who followed Duke Ma tothe grave asthe reftain: $e ngs the evo, ait ighs on the brambles.” “and bonny sng hems ‘Our on te horny brake” says the Scotch ballad Lami, in descibing the execution of the fe nource” En gain it a5 contrasts and not 2s comparisons ‘ha the things of mance figure in etly Chinese songs. The Inuit pol andthe pee on he Nae poe ‘is scecstomed way, only an changes; such isthe burden ‘ofmany songs The beds and beast come back tothe fam at “Gack: bat dee warrior knows no rest (No. 100). The bite foais sno the clouds, the fh hides in the depths of is pool; Ibo for man tere i no escape. 1 Many No-13 (BookTHD nook oF sones inrgopverion ” Howtos poles hily SE Ee Ando Qllefexer SES, Sst? Se diy eee ne Gite ba ff Sep iced ower hee a series Bums, andi sig feting of nena coma th Henk of Sen ier i, deems According tommy EN, cea many oft Canes Ts wan mg ew oly sn Te J a ih bs Had cae TOE PRONG 6 Ms young ay ens det on capeson UF oe Phrase that in No. 187 admiteedly mems gorgeous iif Shey the sauty of his clothes, but a cry of triumph at ew ening of Rowe uk te qu NG i aay of lie, ey of chip teary mening hy wand ar elon! gi og ve one (eon ee ee these tn aly anger cnr ema, Te, von ome Gy on wads iy a Jpmee of man with che glowing profsion of aaa pte ice eee Ih coup ad tage pcs te Bowed, mack ay Shans ene tng of wig oe So i Jepiness ppeey i, Compare to plumblosom, to PEGI SE > fren, Sometines the extitence in the ‘commentaries ee te Nate esti I tet en lifer explaratmenot x word or phrase Be np a Tete ose Chat SMO y OO ORIN ea ae ia wait: both seipes worn a Fortu- En nf Secon Sue dog) ae a ly Oh sme ee ene Fe being made in the form: J depends exchsively on a pun; play on words is merely an oe es Slee foie ios 18! cin of thew pn nthe canoe of ayes Hepa mete [super double rceang, And splendid is his dress bu am not sure enough to feel justified in pointing it out. Thave seca my lor, |) on There are otker cases w i «| Idaoe think than hese songs th nature eetences have Hasdly ver, Lhave aay pointed out, are word sch fu gcenne mae anne See ee ae ‘Bh aoc oem employed Anyone ang the poe] peace angles is, whey smi sate stuck by the fequncy wih wich cl all gen © Me dee in out wm blad—ik bd atd h tts of penal adornment te mentoned. Tneren mf premio emi tse pin mercy Blot the rn: Goths say be of any iferen nds may, fr cma ple, 2 Poly ca wich de co 0 cei al bes wee aiofien i the Tol of Cys snd gemmnghs eeno. elsot Hy tae wea ee ll Be Gees Wh tp ems of sur and Parmony Siow year ago. We must be content to mish a great many small by he were in in hie ter on sour, Gragg at Beant a eat any small cles may be eae ply a lon of pel e's tag om fm eg ats Senus If gil ins gcrion own ttn down one Lovet Be eee es preference for anther who has mote stripes on his see tad, Co he dots no do thie brent er ete of eicy 1s OHNE SR lame casa of wamlaion and sch notes at cn ‘otaied by the adil stipes, She docs vo bene MSH Meuslectnod. by thee who are nor aunt of Chinas + Alipuee nveo ie eet ceaney 1, whic hve emule MY plemen (Fecal Nos) deals wih ecimica goers8 and is meant only for speciale. There cemains a hose of points philologial, geographical istoncal which T have Hs he tables at che end of the book will enable the specilt fo identify che pices witout dificuly. If any reader posses Bhopetler cvadal A lst of them rill be found in p copy of the Songs in which the pices are not numbered Appendix V. Ses, a they ace, foe example, in the Harvard Yenching, Th word about she form oF the song This eo rome extent Jpgex text, he wil find that its very easy mater fo imere appatent from the tansations, which (with Yeeys3te exe Bye numbers, The Songs ought to be referred to by means of tons) are line foc line. Head-rhyme, imeral rhyme, and § consecutive aumberin as Sach a reeence llteration, all cour ss occasional ornaments. But the only Sort of thyme sued systenaticlly at 4 mete buss come Uke that of ovr own poetry, at the cad of the line In ag jatrain die second and fousth Lines must syme. Somedimes four lines rhyine togethers somecimes ines one and three havea thyme oftheir own, Arrangement in tyming couplet ‘cory, bet age Requent. The normal form ofthe courtship Stub marsiage songs i three verses of four lines each. There is (pate from the very fragmentary dynastic hymns) only one song that consis of + sinle quatain—the form so popul in leer Chine poetry, Like our ov, ballads, the longee Songs ar isegula in the formation of thee stanzas, using) four lines and sux ines premiscuowsl ; "The collin was in early days known to the Chinese? simply the Shit Gong-wotd), lite, ss the Shit Ching, (fomgesont cite) fe ha been kno co Europeans 5 The Odes, The Coficin Ode, The Bass Pry. The songs 2 indeed Confc in he sere ut Concer (ho vel fseoac) and hi fillowets wed them a3 exo for mor into, moh Gk ogy ed Hoc Th fo tenon to suppose tat Cont bad a band infor fheesleeson. 7 “ould much rather fave hep to dhe wadional ond cehich des noe srange the oct according to subject. Bil Bie experimenting in thi reson Tame fo the concaog Ghat de advanaga of an arangement seeding to 3 far otweighed for the puspous ofthe presen book, dledvanape of tampering ih he szcepted ord 1 a “for ine Be at, Sig Reb wa The snr bag Rp noe by the rotated ead en Sha of no practic Folly, a word about plant names. Scr lfction fans 2 moder European sveson. eid not exit in fet China nny more chan i exited in ancient Europe. eed wherever posible 10 wwe genera, non-echnicl rales Inthe ew. o® thee nape where give a Afiucan ame 1 do so merely tn order to indiete the sort olen ht as meant donot mean tat the sicint nae tie mods centile name exe coin Rees wanting #9 kaow more aboot the Songs in general i thei tla so early Chinese este may prefer fo fad ices Land before reading the tetas