Gems of Chinese Verse


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Translations of various Chinese poets' work. - Summary by KevinS (3 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Preface, Introduction, and Poem 6:50 Read by KevinS
The Old Pavilion by Li Po 0:49 Read by KevinS
Return with Spring by Li Po 1:12 Read by KevinS
Delights of the Palace by Li Po 2:18 Read by KevinS
On the Frontier by Li Po 0:59 Read by KevinS
On the Frontier (2) by Li Po 0:53 Read by Larry Wilson
Absence by Li Po 0:59 Read by Stefan Von Blon
The Wife's Lament by Li Po 0:53 Read by Sonia
The Crows That Caw by Night by Li Po 0:55 Read by Sonia
Our Parting at Kinling Inn by Li Po 0:53 Read by Sonia
Chang Liang by Li Po 1:24 Read by Larry Wilson
The Feast of Life by Li Po 2:04 Read by Sonia
Ts'ung Shan by Li Po 0:51 Read by Sonia
Coming Down from Chung-nan by Li Po 1:16 Read by Sonia
Hsi Shih's Wedding by Li Po 0:58 Read by Sonia
The Huang Ho Lou by Li Po 0:45 Read by Sonia
The Moon Shines Everywhere by Li Po 0:39 Read by Sonia
The Boating Party by Li Po 0:37 Read by Sonia
Quitting Poti at Dawn by Li Po 0:37 Read by James White
Kinling by Li Po 0:58 Read by James White
Mr. Yung's Secluded Retreat by Li Po 0:54 Read by James White
The Fallen Terrace by Li Po 0:59 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Tung Shan Cave by Li Po 0:39 Read by Skip Gaul
The Lover of Scenery by Li Po 0:32 Read by Skip Gaul
Age's Rime by Li Po 0:49 Read by Stefan Von Blon
The Steps of Disappointment by Li Po 0:39 Read by Sonia
Cattle Isle by Li Po 1:00 Read by Sonia
The Northern Hall by Li Po 0:56 Read by Sonia
The Water Pavilion by Li Po 1:00 Read by Sonia
Lost! by Li Po 1:16 Read by ChadH94
To Ho Chien by Li Po 1:06 Read by Sonia
The Autumn Fan by Li Po 0:44 Read by cathar maiden
A Fruitless Visit to the Priest of the Tai Tien Hills by Li Po 1:10 Read by cathar maiden
A River Melody by Li Po 1:30 Read by cathar maiden
The Return to Wen Chuan by Li Po 0:56 Read by cathar maiden
To Have Loved and Lost by Li Po 0:44 Read by cathar maiden
Soft Stillness and the Night Become the Touches of Sweet Harmony by Li Po 0:45 Read by cathar maiden
The Reinforcements by Tu Fu 1:15 Read by KevinS
To Wei Pa --- of That Ilk by Tu Fu 1:46 Read by KevinS
Hsi Shih by Tu Fu 1:07 Read by KevinS
Ch'in Chou by Tu Fu 1:23 Read by KevinS
Unable to Visit Judge Wang Owing to Rain by Tu Fu 1:03 Read by KevinS
The Runners of Shih Hao (An incident of civil war) by Tu Fu 1:56 Read by Sonia
The Lost Beauty by Tu Fu 1:47 Read by KevinS
A Farewell by Tu Fu 1:48 Read by KevinS
The Chariots Go Forth to War by Tu Fu 3:39 Read by Lucretia B.
The River's Brim by Tu Fu 2:08 Read by Gwendolyn Gorham
Homesickness by Tu Fu 0:42 Read by Gwendolyn Gorham
T'ai Shan by Tu Fu 0:55 Read by Gwendolyn Gorham
Duke Wu's Temple by Tu Fu 0:44 Read by Sonia
The Music of the Spheres by Tu Fu 0:47 Read by Sonia
Thoughts of Home by Tu Fu 0:45 Read by ChadH94
The Crescent Moon by Tu Fu 1:00 Read by Hopeforce1
To the Moon by Tu Fu 1:00 Read by Hopeforce1
The Tatar Horse by Tu Fu 0:53 Read by Sonia
Pounding the Clothes by Tu Fu 1:04 Read by Sonia
The Harvest Moon (15th of 8th moon) by Tu Fu 0:59 Read by Kristine Bekere
The Waning Moon (16th of 8th moon) by Tu Fu 0:52 Read by Kristine Bekere
The Fading Moon (17th of 8th moon) by Tu Fu 0:51 Read by Kristine Bekere
The Setting Sun by Tu Fu 0:59 Read by Kristine Bekere
The Pillar of the South by Tu Fu 1:01 Read by Kristine Bekere
A Boating Party by Tu Fu 1:01 Read by Sonia
An Autumn View by Tu Fu 0:55 Read by Sonia
Yo-yang Tower by Tu Fu 0:53 Read by Sonia
Snow at Changsha by Tu Fu 1:01 Read by Sonia
A Farewell Ode by Tu Fu 0:52 Read by Sonia
The Passing Shower by Tu Fu 0:41 Read by ChadH94
The Kindly Rain by Tu Fu 0:41 Read by ChadH94
The Geese Return by Tu Fu 1:10 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Dawn by Tu Fu 1:15 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
My Reflection by Night by Tu Fu 1:02 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Pair of Swallows by Tu Fu 1:11 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Hall of Harps by Tu Fu 1:13 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Temple to Yu by Tu Fu 1:12 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Imperial Tombs by Tu Fu 1:25 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Mocking Bird by Tu Fu 1:02 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Thinking of My Brothers on a Moonlight Night by Tu Fu 0:59 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Bride's Lament by Tu Fu 2:43 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Chiang Tsun by Tu Fu 1:16 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Firefly by Tu Fu 1:12 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Yu Hwa Gung by Tu Fu 1:35 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Milky Way by Tu Fu 1:17 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Flower Love by Wang Wei 0:34 Read by KevinS
Life's Road by Wang Wei 0:36 Read by KevinS
To-day by Wang Wei 0:30 Read by ChadH94
A Silent Night by Wang Wei 0:31 Read by ChadH94
The Form of the Deer by Wang Wei 0:31 Read by ChadH94
The Moon by Wang Wei 0:31 Read by ChadH94
The Hunt by Wang Wei 0:50 Read by Kristine Bekere
Hsiang Chi Temple by Wang Wei 0:50 Read by Kristine Bekere
Chung-nan Hill by Wang Wei 1:00 Read by Kristine Bekere
My Villa at Chung-nan by Wang Wei 1:04 Read by Kristine Bekere
So Farewell. And if for Ever, Still for ever Fare Ye Well by Wang Wei 0:46 Read by Kristine Bekere
Late Summer by Wang Wei 0:55 Read by Kristine Bekere
A Mountain Retreat by Wang Wei 0:47 Read by Kristine Bekere
Waiting by Meng Hao-jan 0:51 Read by KevinS
Springtide Dreams by Meng Hao-jan 0:44 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Crossing the Siang at Night by Meng Hao-jan 1:08 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
On Jun Chou City Wall by Ch'iu Wei 1:13 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Pear Tree by the Side Door by Ch'iu Wei 0:45 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Pereunt Etiain Ruinse by Ch'en Tse-ang 1:05 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Evening by Ch'en Tse-ang 0:44 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Chiu-Hua Kuan in Spring by Ch'en Tze-ang 1:17 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Grass by Po Chu-i 0:51 Read by KevinS
A Mist Sketch by Po Chu-i 0:49 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Pond by Po Chu-i 0:47 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
A Night on the Chi Pan Hills by Shen Ch'uan-ch'i 0:47 Read by KevinS
The Old Retired Official by Shen Ch'uan-ch'i 1:24 Read by KevinS
The Gorges of the Yangtze by Shen Ch'uan-ch'i 0:59 Read by KevinS
In the Spring by Wang Ch'ang-ling 0:40 Read by KevinS
Longing by Chang Chiu-ling 0:45 Read by Stefan Von Blon
The Solitary by Chang Chiu-ling 1:04 Read by KevinS
The Waterfall by Chang Chiu-ling 0:58 Read by KevinS
Carpe Horas by Ts'en Ts'an 0:40 Read by KevinS
Desolation by Ts'en Ts'an 1:01 Read by KevinS
To Tu Fu by Ts'en Ts'an 1:20 Read by KevinS
Recollection by Wen Ting-hsun 0:49 Read by KevinS
Sprigs of Willow (An allusion) by Wen Ting-hsun 0:45 Read by KevinS
Anchored by Night by Chang Chi 0:59 Read by KevinS
The Retort Courteous by Chang Chi 1:07 Read by KevinS
A Village Scene by Ssu K'ung-shu 0:37 Read by KevinS
The Song of the Willow Flowers by Hsieh Neng 0:58 Read by KevinS
The Falling Leaf by Hsieh Neng 0:56 Read by KevinS
Moon Thoughts by Chang Jo-hsu 3:04 Read by KevinS
Spring in the Harem by Ts'ui Tao-jung 0:56 Read by KevinS
Whence Comes the Spring? by Po Hsing-chien 1:03 Read by KevinS
The Neglected Beauty by Wang Ch'ang-ling 0:57 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Leave Me Not by Meng Hsiao 0:50 Read by Stefan Von Blon
An Invitation by Ting Hsien-chih 1:04 Read by ChadH94
Hope by Li Shang-yin 0:35 Read by KevinS
The Spring by Chang Chung-sur 0:35 Read by Larry Wilson
The Autumn Moon by Tu Shen-yen 0:52 Read by Larry Wilson
Absence by Wei Ch'eng-ch'ing 0:31 Read by Larry Wilson
Eheu Fugaces by Wei Ch'eng-ch'ing 0:35 Read by Larry Wilson
Piao Mu's Tomb by Liu Chang-ch'ing 0:48 Read by Larry Wilson
A Winter Scene by Liu Chang-ch'ing 0:33 Read by Larry Wilson
The Autumn Festival by Wang Chien 0:36 Read by Larry Wilson
The Ancient Palace by Wang Chien 0:35 Read by Larry Wilson
Hsi Shih's Washing Stone by Lou Ying 0:37 Read by Larry Wilson
Peach Flower Cave by Chang Hsu 0:36 Read by Larry Wilson
Disappointment by Hsu Chun 0:39 Read by Larry Wilson
Fallax Puer by Tseu Kuo-fu 0:38 Read by Larry Wilson
The Tower by Yang Shih-ngo 0:36 Read by Larry Wilson
Anchored at Night by Tu Mu 0:37 Read by Larry Wilson
Regrets by Chao Ku 0:30 Read by ChadH94
The Brazen Tower by Liu Ting-ch'i 0:49 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Your Garden Flower (A Serenade) by Wang Piao 1:18 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
An Autumn Night by Ch'ien Ch'i 1:20 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Moon Dream by Kao Shih 0:48 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
None Shall Be Alone in His Appointed Times by by Kao Shih 0:34 Read by ChadH94
Rustic Felicity by Chu Kuang-i 1:36 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Amazon Corps by Wu Pi 1:36 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Pearl (Memoriam) by Tu Ku-yuan 1:01 Read by ChadH94
The Waters of E by Lo Pin-wang 0:30 Read by ChadH94
Content by Ho Chih-chang 0:31 Read by ChadH94
The Fisherman by Liao Tsung-yuan 0:43 Read by ChadH94
The Debauch by Wang Chi 0:32 Read by ChadH94
Beauty in Disgrace by Wang Ch'ang-ling 0:38 Read by ChadH94
Longing by Wang Ch'ang-ling 0:50 Read by ChadH94
The Pains of Love by Chia Chih 0:34 Read by ChadH94
The Fallen Garden by Chia Chih 0:35 Read by ChadH94
Parting by Ch'ang Chien 0:37 Read by ChadH94
The Hall of Silence by Ch'ang Chien 0:52 Read by ChadH94
In Mongolia by Wang Chih-huan 0:50 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Flute That Wails by Night by Li I 0:51 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Yang Kuei-Fei in Disgrace by Li I 0:53 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Dullness of the Harem by Ssu Ma Li 0:50 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Ruined City by Liu Yu-hsi 0:41 Read by KevinS
Tempus Eclax by by Liu Yu-hsi 0:48 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Wind of Autumn by by Liu Yu-hsi 0:44 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Stork Tower by Wang Chih-huan 0:44 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Desire by Li Tuan 0:44 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Snow on Chung-nan Hills by Tsu Yung 0:52 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Su's Pleasaunce by Tsu Yung 1:03 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Tien Chu Temple by T'ao Han 1:52 Read by Gwendolyn Gorham
The Maid I Met on Kuei-yang Bridge by Sung Chih-wen 1:35 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Huan Ho Lou by Ts'ui Hao 1:18 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Hills of Spring by Yu Liang-shih 0:54 Read by ChadH94
The Autumn Seen from Yoyang Tower by Chang Chun 0:59 Read by Gwendolyn Gorham
A Ruin by Han Wu 0:31 Read by ChadH94
A Lover's Dream by Anonymous 0:45 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Lenore by Author Unknown 3:28 Read by KevinS