Seeking the Way 步虛歌

曾铮

Our human world is full of illusions
Everything comes and goes
Nothing is here forever
I was born into this world as a traveler
Equally bewildered when I arrived as when I leave

My shadow won't stay by the side of the cool lake
Nor can those upon the other shore reach or understand me
With empty dreams I wander around
Sorrow my companion

I seek the Way
But this loneliness can hardly be driven away
My heart longs for its homeland above the clouds
When the wind blows
I disappear with the soft sound of flute
Whilst heavenly breeze caresses me all around

(translated by Jennifer from the Chinese poem below by 元曦. 以上英文譯自元曦如下中文詩。)

步虛歌

人世有大偽，代謝總無常。
我生如過客，來去兩茫茫。
寒潭不留影，空花隔岸香。
紅塵多夢眼，一朝感悽惶。
道心唯寂寞，常在水雲鄉。
風起橫笛去，吹動羽衣涼。