1 朝朝銀湧水潮潮 Each and every morning, silvery surges coming in with the tide,
2 歲月何日莫擊峭 When will they stop striking at the precipitous cliffs?
3 紅塵風波捲萬仇 Turmoil of the mortal world embroiled in endless vengeance,
4 江湖怨恨傲一笑 And to hatred and grievances of the rivers and lakes just laugh it off in carefreeness.
3 “red dust” a Buddhist term for the mortal realm.
4 “rivers and lakes” is a phrase to mean the world of martial arts which operates independently of the mainstream society. It is also a world having its own rules and is out of reach of the laws in the country because of their martial arts prowess; almost like the early days of the wild-wild west where the best gunslinger is law unto itself.
This line was inspired from an audio storytelling of Semi Gods & Demi Devils, 天龍八部 and remembered 傲笑江湖, another martial arts novel I once read in my youth. The title means to live a carefree life in a mundane world of strife.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiling,_Proud_Wanderer
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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