NeverEnding Story - First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog

English Original

New Year's eve --
the wind returns
my old hat

Ardea, 5, 2015

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

除夕夜 --
和風送回
我的舊帽子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

除夕夜 --
和风送回
我的旧帽子

" L1 establishes the thematic context while a humorous twist in L3 not only provides a "scent link" (in Basho's sense of the phrase) to L1, but also prepares the reader to usher in the new year.

A understated haiku with an aesthetic focus on the "hai."
                                                                                                         Chen-ou Liu
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Never Ending Story. Butterfly Dream. Translate & comment by Chen-ou Liu

cherry blossoms --
a veteran repolishing
his medals


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
綻放的櫻花 --
一位老兵重新擦亮
他的獎牌


Chinese Translation (Simplified)
绽放的樱花--
一位老兵重新擦亮
他的奖牌

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NeverEnding Story First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog by Chen-ou Liu

     

Butterfly Dream: Tree Haiku

 

 they cut the tree
where we used to meet ...
alone again 

 

 Chinese Translation (Traditional)

他們砍了
我們會面所在之處的樹 ...
再次獨自一人

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

他们砍了
我们会面所在之处的树 ...
再次独自一人

" The thematic shift (from the environmental issue to the emotional/relational one) in Ls 1&2 is effective while L 3 not only enhances the tone and mood of the poem, but also hints at the loss/breakup of a relationship"

Chen-ou Liu

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Never Ending Story - Butterfly Dream: Green Light Haiku

First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog by Chen-ou Liu
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waiting for the green light --
my ex-husband holds a red rose
across the street

 Chinese Translation (Traditional)

等待綠燈 --
我的前夫手持一朵紅玫瑰
越過馬路

  

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

等待绿灯 --
我的前夫手持一朵红玫瑰
越过马路

" The colors carry symbolic significance, and what's left unsaid is more important than what's said.

An interesting take on relationship haiku."

                                                                                   Chen-ou Liu

MY HAIKU IN CHINESE TRANSLATION BY CHEN-OU LIU

First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog English Original

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NEVER ENDING STORY

Butterfly Dream: Frost Haiku by Lavana Kray 

English Original

first frost ...
his empty pillow
next to mine



Chinese Translation (Traditional)

初霜 ...
在我枕頭旁邊
是他的空枕頭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

初霜 ...
在我枕头旁边
是他的空枕头

COMMENT:

Chen-ou Liu

On the first reading, L1 functions well as scene-setting line while Ls 2&3 indicate a troubled relationship. After the second reading, L1 carries a symbolic significance related to the relationship implied in Ls 2&3.