Four Poems Written by Chinese Poet Yuan Hongri Translated by Yuanbing Zhang The Sea of The Golden Palace Happiness is the memory of heaven And the soul is as sweet as the sun. On the canvas of the death you daub a smile from the gods. Oh, that is the light! The light of honey. If you can hear the heavenly hymns that is the sea from that golden palace lapping sapphire over eternal universe. 黄金的宫殿之海 快乐是天堂的记忆 而灵魂是甜美的太阳 在死亡的画布之上 你涂抹诸神的笑容 哦 那是光 光之蜜 如果你听见了天国的乐曲 那是黄金的宫殿之海 在蓝宝石的太空之上 2016.7.30 The Wine of The Soul I pick up a smiling flower from the future city To light up your black iron dreams The new book of the world delivers by the holy lightning The giant’s body rotates the transparent picture of the faraway stars-cape The light emanates from the gods Let you see yourself without any sorrow The body is high and translucent, each cells are as sweet as the wine of the souls. 灵魂之酒 我摘取一朵未来之城的笑容之花 照亮你的黑铁之梦 天国的闪电送来新的世界之书 巨人的体内旋转透明的星云之图 那来自诸神的光芒 让你看到那个不知忧愁的自己 身体巨大透明 每一颗细胞甜美如灵魂之酒 2015.3.16 The City of The Angel's Smile The white and silvery words of the moon kingdom shone in the dream last night The king of giants in the massive cities of ancient times presented me the gem book of the soul I will build a garden in the desert fill the jade vase with the holy spring Let the rivers and lakes shine a city of the angels' smile 天使的微笑之城 月亮之国的银白词语 在昨夜的梦境闪烁 那位巨人的王 在史前的巨城 赠我宝石的灵魂之书 我将在沙漠上建造花园 用一只玉瓶盛来天国之甘泉 让河流和湖泊映照 一座天使的微笑之城 2016.5.7 The Interstellar Kingdom Sometimes I see the sky smiling at me The limpidity spirit and flower clouds such as the old soul of mine watch my shadow on the earth The ground beneath my feet like a colossal ship toward the Interstellar Kingdom Those cities where giants dwell blossom on the dustless Milky Way.
Bio:Yuan Hongri (born 1962) is a renowned Chinese mystic, poet, and philosopher. His work has been published in the UK, USA, India, New Zealand, Canada, and Nigeria; his poems have appeared in Poet’s Espresso Review, Orbis, Tipton Poetry Journal, Harbinger Asylum, The Stray Branch, Pinyon Review, Taj Mahal Review, Madswirl, Shot Glass Journal, Amethyst Review, The Poetry Village, and other e-zines, anthologies, and journals. His best known works are Platinum City and Golden Giant. His works explore themes of prehistoric and future civilization.
Yuanbing Zhang (b. 1974), is Mr. Yuan Hongri’s assistant and translator. He himself is a Chinese poet and translator, and works in a Middle School, Yanzhou District, Jining City, Shandong Province China. He can be contacted through his email, 3112362909@qq.com.
I really enjoyed the subtle nature of these poems. Yes, in memory we have both the unity of silence and the diversity of nature. In the transcendent there is memory of both. Thank you for your poems, they are a delight to read🙏🙏