Jiu Zhang
Jiu Zhang (Chinese: 九章 Pinyin: Jiu Zhang; English: Nine Pieces) is a collection of poems attributed to Qu Yuan and printed in the Chu Ci (楚辭 Songs of Chu, sometimes Songs of the South).
Nine Pieces
The "Nine Pieces" consists of nine titles of poems:
Standard order | English translation | Transcription (based on Pinyin) | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grieving I Make My Plaint | Xi Song | 惜誦 | 惜诵 |
2 | Crossing the River | She Jiang | 涉江 | 涉江 |
3 | A Lament for Ying | Ai Ying | 哀郢 | 哀郢 |
4 | The Outpouring of Sad Thoughts | Chou Si | 抽思 | 抽思 |
5 | Embracing Sand | Huai Sha | 懷沙 | 怀沙 |
6 | Thinking of a Fair One | Si Meiren | 思美人 | 思美人 |
7 | Alas for the Days Gone By | Xi Wangri | 昔往日 | 昔往日 |
8 | In Praise of the Orange-Tree | Ju Song | 橘頌 | 橘颂 |
9 | Grieving at the Eddying Wind | Bei Hui Feng | 悲回風 | 悲回风 |
Note that poem numbers 1, 6, 7, and 9 actually lack titles in the original text; rather, they are named for the sake of convenience after the first few words with which theses poems begin.[1] English titles based on David Hawkes' translations.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Hawkes:1985, 152
References
- Hawkes, David, translation, introduction, and notes (2011 [1985]). Qu Yuan et al., The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-044375-2
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