1 越更高向群星散 The higher the ascendency is, more stars will disperse,
2 獨霸九霄照人間 Alone in hegemony over the Nine Heavens, shining over humankind.
3 浮世笑容醉樂夢 Smiling faces exist only in drunken dreams of the floating world,
4 何須醒後對塵煩Why then be bothered to wake up and vexed by the mundane world?
1 越 is used as a pun for 月. The moon glows brighter as time passes since total darkness engulfs the world. All weaker celestial lights are dimmed out.
2 There are nine heavens in Chinese mythology.
3 “floating world” means the transient nature of the pleasure world. Everyone is smiling with you because of your high position.
4 “dust” or “red dust”, 紅塵 is a Buddhist term for the mortal world.
Friday, July 28, 2023
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