1 巖邊青松長險居 By the cliffs, the green pine lives perilously in permanence,
2 頂上白鶴棲無慮 And on the tops, white cranes made their homes without worry.
3 軒昂婷立觀世音 Dignified and in grace, they stood surveying the sounds of the mundane world,
4 風聲微動飛天去 When comes a breeze and mild movements, they fly away into the heavens.
3 觀世音 is also the name of the Goddess of Mercy, better known as Bodhisattva Guanyin. Her name was shortened because she shared the same character as the personal name of the 2nd T’ang Dynasty emperor, Li Shih Ming so as to avoid tabu naming.
4 Another pun used, 飛天 is the Chinese word for Apsara.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsara
Friday, January 27, 2023
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