By Ling-Ling Shih, Copyright © 2015
From Ling-LingChinese.com
A Chinese Poem by a famous modern poet Xu Zhi Mo: 《偶然》(ǒu rán –“by Chance”)
Biography of Xu Zhimo (1897—1931)
Please find the Chinese script of the poem, Pinyin Romanization, and English Translation at the end of the post.
《偶然》朗诵欣赏”Ouran” (By Chance) Recitation :
“偶然” (ǒurán) by 徐志摩
By Chance (A Chinese Poem written by the Poet Xu Zhimo)
偶然 (by 徐志摩)
ǒurán ( by Xú Zhì Mó )
我是天空里的一片云,
wǒ shì tiānkōng lǐ de yīpiàn yún ,
偶尔投影在你的波心!——
ǒuěr tóu yǐng zài nǐ de bō xīn !
你不必讶异,
nǐ bùbì yà yì ,
更无须欢喜
gèng wú xū huānxǐ
在转瞬间消灭了踪影。
zài zhuǎn shùnjiān xiāomiè le zōng yǐng 。
你我相逢在黑夜的海上,
nǐ wǒ xiāng féng zài hēiyè de hǎishàng
你有你的,我有我的方向
nǐ yǒu nǐ de, wǒ yǒu wǒde fāngxiàng
你记得也好
nǐ jìde yě hǎo
最好你忘掉
zuìhǎo nǐ wàng diào
在这交会时互放的光亮!
zài zhè jiāo huì shí hù fàng de guāngliàng
English Translation:
“By Chance” by Xu Zhimo (translated by Ling-Ling Shih)
I am a cloud in the sky,
By chance casting a shadow on the ripples of your heart!
Don’t be surprised,
Nor should you be overjoyed.
I will soon vanish without a trace.
You and I met in the dark sea;
You have your direction and I have mine.
Remember if you will,
Better yet if you forget
The spark we exchanged in our encounter.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition |
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition |
1 | 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly | |
2 | 徐志摩 | xú zhì mó | Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet | |
3 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | |
4 | 是 | shì | is; are; am; yes; to be; variant of 是 ; (used in given names) | |
5 | 天空 | tiān kōng | sky | |
6 | 里 | 裏, 裡 | lǐ | in |
7 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); | |
8 | 一 | yī | one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; also pr. for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | |
9 | 片 | piān | a measure word; disk; sheet; slice | |
10 | 云 | 雲 | yún | cloud; Classifiers: 朵 |
11 | 偶尔 | 偶爾 | ǒu ěr | occasionally; once in a while; sometimes |
12 | 投影 | tóu yǐng | to project; a projection, cast a shadow | |
13 | 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) | |
14 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) | |
15 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) | |
16 | 波 | bō | Poland; Polish; abbr. for 波兰 ; wave; ripple; storm; surge | |
17 | 心 | xīn | heart; mind; intention; center; core; Classifiers: 颗 | |
18 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) | |
19 | 不必 | bù bì | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
20 | 讶异 | 訝異 | yà yì | to be surprised; to be astonished |
21 | 更 | gèng | even | |
22 | 无须 | 無須 | wú xū | need not; not obliged to; not necessarily |
23 | 欢喜 | 歡喜 | huān xǐ | happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of |
24 | 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) | |
25 | 转 | 轉 | zhuǎn | to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail) |
26 | 瞬间 | 瞬間 | shùn jiān | moment; momentary; in a flash
转瞬间:in an instant |
27 | 消灭 | 消滅 | xiāo miè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory) |
28 | 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) | |
29 | 踪影 | 蹤影 | zōng yǐng | trace; vestige; presence |
30 | 你我 | nǐ wǒ | you and me; us; we | |
31 | 相逢 | xiāngféng | to meet (by chance); to come across | |
32 | 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) | |
33 | 黑夜 | hēi yè | night | |
34 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) | |
35 | 海上 | hǎi shàng | on the sea | |
36 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) | |
37 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | |
38 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) | |
39 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) | |
40 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | |
41 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | |
42 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | |
43 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) | |
44 | 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation; path to follow; Classifiers: 个 | |
45 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) | |
46 | 记得 | 記得 | jì de | to remember |
47 | 也 | yě | surname Ye; also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation | |
48 | 好 | hǎo | good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of an unmarried couple) to be close; to be keen on each other | |
49 | 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
50 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) |
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By Ling-Ling Shih, Copyright © 2015
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