Trois lectures

Chinese poems, read by three Europeans.
Herbert Giles, professor of Chinese at Cambridge, translated them himself in 1898 — the only one of the three who read the originals.

Chinese Poetry in English Verse

• Night Thoughts 静夜思 · Li Po (李白)
• Companions 独坐敬亭山 · Li Po (李白)
• From the Palace 玉阶怨 · Li Po (李白)
• Gone 黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵 · Li Po (李白)
• A Farewell 送友人 · Li Po (李白)
• Overlooked 竹里馆 · Wang Wei (王维)
• Goodbye 山中送别 · Wang Wei (王维)
• A Rencontre 杂诗 · Wang Wei (王维)
• At Anchor 宿建德江 · Meng Hao-jan (孟浩然)
• Souvenirs 夜雨寄北 · Li Shang-yin (李商隐)