寒山：唐代著名高僧，长住天台山客岩幽窟中。与拾得、丰干皆隐栖天台山国清寺，故称“国清三隐”。寒山好峰谤唱偈，每有篇句，即题于石间树上。寥山诗有鲜明的乐府民歌风，通俗易懂，机趣昂然，多作佛门警世语。全唐诗汇编成《寒山子诗阜》一卷，收录诗歌三百余首。
Hanshan: a famous Tang Dynasty monk who resided in the secluded caves of Ke Yan on Tiantai Mountain. Along with Shide and Fenggan, they both reside in Guoqing Temple on Tiantai Mountain, hence the name “Guoqing San Yin”. Hanshan Haofeng slanders and sings verses, with each sentence inscribed on a tree among the rocks. The poetry of Liaoshan has a distinct style of Yuefu folk songs, which are easy to understand and full of humor, often used as Buddhist warning messages. The entire collection of Tang poems has been compiled into a volume called “Hanshanzi Poetry Collection”, which includes more than 300 poems.
寒山·《花上黄莺子》
花上黄莺子，关关声可怜。
美人颜似玉，对此弄鸣弦。
玩之能不足，眷恋在龆年。
花飞鸟亦散，洒泪秋风前。
I Step Forward But Hold My Tongue
Hovering over the spring flowers,
A golden oriole trills its aubade.
Nearby, a lovely girl, jade-complected, replies,
Her fingers lingering on the zither’s strings.
She would play forever, she believes:
Such are the love-thoughts of her spring years.
But let the petals wither: farewell oriole,
And then, how cold the wind, the tears.
（Peter Stambler 译）
Above the blossoms sing the orioles:
Kuan kuan, their dear notes.
The girl with a face like jade
Strums to them on her lute.
Never does she tire of playing—
Youth is the time for tender thoughts.
When the flowers scatter and the birds fly off
Her tears will fall in the spring wind.
（Burton Watson 译）
