Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony&Cheri
Searching for the Hermit in Vain
I asked the boy beneath the pines.
He said, "The master's gone alone
herb picking somewhere on the mountain,
cloud-hidden, whereabouts unknown."
~ Chia Tao
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I love looking at differences in translations. Check this one out. I like the couplets structure better, but prefer "cloud-hidden" to "the clouds are too deep."
Quote:
Seeking, but Not Finding the Recluse
Under pines,
I ask the boy;
he says, “My Master's gone
to gather herbs.
I only know
he's on this mountain,
but the clouds are too deep
to know where.”
Chia Tao (779-849)
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