Long Bai Poems

Poems about Butterflies and Bees



Flight
by Michael R. Burch

It is the nature of loveliness to vanish
as butterfly wings, batting against nothingness
seek transcendence...



Album
by Michael R. Burch

I caress them—trapped in brittle cellophane—
and I see how young they were,...

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Chinese Poets: English Translations

These are modern English translations of poems by some of the greatest Chinese poets of all time, including Du Fu, Huang O, Li Bai, Li Ching-jau, Li Qingzhao, Po Chu-I, Tzu Yeh,...

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Showering white light illuminates 
  Bright-Moon Bay;
   In the overlooking Moon-Inviting Pavilion,
 Li Bai had raised his twinkling, rich amber
Coloured wineglass
    To invite the same reticent Moon.  ...

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Chinese Translations III

Quiet Night Thoughts
by Li Bai aka Li Po
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Moonlight illuminates my bed
as frost brightens the ground.
Lifting my eyes, the moon allures.
Lowering my eyes, I long for home.


Lines from Laolao...

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There is nothing greater than Hari Bhajan
We all bow before Hari and say - Hari Om Tashyat.

When the cup of venom was offered to Meera*
How it had changed to ambrosia
Maybe for she chanted all the...

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Chinese translations Li Bai

These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, who was also known as Li Po.



Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain
by Li Bai
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Now the birds have...

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/? fju? ???rs g?n/
/? fju? m??r ?u?rs/
/ænd ?n?ð?r wi?k g?n/
/?u?r ju?? iz slipin ?wei in ju?slesn?s/
/wi m?ust t?im kænt st?p k?mpleinin ?v ?u?r fi?rs/
/mi?nw?il, ?u?r ?il?nd ?r in?ndeit wi? k?mpleint fr?m lis?n?rs/
/d??st ?z si? levls...

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君不见黄河之水天上来，奔流到海不复回。
君不见高堂明镜悲白发，朝如青丝暮成雪。
人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月。
天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来。
烹羊宰牛且为乐，会须一饮三百杯。
岑夫子，丹丘生，将进酒，杯莫停。
与君歌一曲，请君为我倾耳听。
钟鼓馔玉不足贵，但愿长醉不复醒。
古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名。
陈王昔时宴平乐，斗酒十千恣欢谑。
主人何为言少钱，径须沽取对君酌。
五花马，千金裘，
呼儿将出换美酒，与尔同销万古愁。 

I am composing a translation of this poem by Li Bai.
The poem's essence translated into Latin is "Carpe Diem'
but aren't 90% of all poems can be translated into 'Carpe Diem'?...

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I never used to drink sweet tea,
and neither did I drink coffee.
The one drink that my mother made
was the 60’s stand-by, sugar water called Kool-aid.
I never liked it much; I wanted pop instead.
“Pop I will...

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In the middle of the night
My heart feels the most wonderful
Without the hustle and bustle of the day
Without the secular noisy
Thus, I can drink wine and recite poetry with LI Bai about Romance (Note: Li...

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you ever heard of a Lao party?
might be one going on right now…
we Lao folks love that celebratin’
sifting through sunrise and slipping
through sunset we sing our favorite
songs in our heads
it shortens time at work
cuz we...

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As legend has it, there lived Bai Balkhash, a rich man
In the North regions of the then Soviet Kazakhstan
Had a beautiful daughter Ili who was without her Smiley
So Balkhash held a feast with a contest...

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In the olden, amidst an era where valor defined men, a towering figure emerged, Bai Bureh, the epitome of courage and leadership, a beacon of hope to his people.

Hailing from humble beginnings in a small...

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Mo-ji-bai Wom-ba-su-mi Smith,
Please, Lord, be true!
Whenever you reach out,
My heart just wants to shout!
For my
Mojibai Wombasumi Smith!
Da da da da da da da

Mojibai Wombasumi Smith,
Her eyes, so blue!
I’m nearly going to swoon,
She wants to meet...

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Meera’s song - Updated 2023

Meera is a dancer
So simple and sincere,
But only a simple heart knows the answer:
It’s the fire of Love that melts our fear.

Meera was a dancer
But people were afraid: 
She was wild...

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Meer Bai (1498-1546) was a Hindu mystic, musician, poet, and saint. She was born to a royal house, but gave up all privilege to live as a beggar, singing of her true love Krishna along...

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Doi, Doi, Doi – Doiya, Babaa
Bai, Bai, Bai – Baiya, Babaa
Sleep, my darling – darling my baby
Has gone to moon – your Mom, my baby.

Doi, Doi, Doi – Doiya, Babaa
Bai, Bai, Bai – Baiya, Babaa
Moon...

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The English treated the Indians as slaves,
And we were arrested in our own cave.
Lack of unity made them strong;
Won’t we get freedom our hearts longed.

Lots of struggles and fights,
But there emerged a non-violence might.
Hundreds of...

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CHANT 10,000 TIMES 
FOR WORLD PEACE 
AND ENLIGHTENMENT:

OH BAI YAM, 
OH BAI YAM, 
OH BAI YAM.

WAH BAI YAM, 
WAH BAI YAM, 
WAH BAI YAM.

TA BAI YAM, 
TA BAI YAM, 
TA BAI YAM.

GOO SAI YAM, 
GOO...

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