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中華文化佛教寶典

總監修／星雲大師

文╱南宋．蔣捷（1245～1301）

少年聽雨歌樓上，紅燭昏羅帳。

壯年聽雨客舟中，

江闊雲低，斷雁叫西風。

而今聽雨僧廬下，鬢已星星也！

悲歡離合總無情，

一任階前，點滴到天明。

──選自《竹山詞》

Listening to the Rain

Tune: The Beautiful Lady Yu

Jiang Jie (1245 - 1301, Southern Song Dynasty)

English translation: Venerable Miao Guang

In my youth,

I listened to the rain from inside the brothel;

In the dim light of the red candle,

the bed curtain.

In my prime,

I listened to the rain from a passenger boat;

The river was wide and clouds low,

Stray wild geese howling, in the west wind.

Now,

I listen to the rain from inside the monastery;

My hair already covered in white!

Always cruel are life’s moments of

sadness, joy, separation, and union;

So just allow the drops of rain

to tap on the steps, until dawn breaks.

── from Zhushan Ci

(Lyrics of Zhushan)