TUNE: GLAD TO HEAR MAGPIES

闻鹊喜

WATCHING THE TIDAL BORE FROM SOUTHERN HILL

吴山观涛

The sky with water blends,

天水碧，

The river dyed in autumn hue extends.

染就一江秋色。

Snow-crowned hills and dragons rise from the deep;

鳌戴雪山龙起蛰，

Swift wind blows the sea up like a wall steep.

快风吹海立。

Blue dots seem to drip from mist-veiled hills,

数点烟鬟青滴，

The rainbow clouds redden the sky like grills.

一杼霞绡红湿。

Far away white birds mingle with sails white,

白鸟明边帆影直，

Beyond the stream we hear a flute at night.

隔江闻夜笛。