鹿柴 · The Deer Enclosure — 王维 (Tang Dynasty)
空山不见人
kōng shān bú jiàn rén
但闻人语响
dàn wén rén yǔ xiǎng
返景入深林
fǎn jǐng rù shēn lín
复照青苔上
fù zhào qīng tái shàng
English translation
On the empty mountain, no one is seen, / only the echo of voices is heard. / Returning light enters the deep forest, / and shines again on the green moss.
About this poem
Wang Wei the poet-painter: an empty mountain, a voice you hear but cannot see, light returning to the moss.
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