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| - | The plum tree bent under the winter freeze, | + | Translation from CQ44: |
| - | With showers, all at once opens its buds. | + | //The plum tree bent under the winter freeze,\\ |
| - | The moon, through mists, projects its shadow | + | With showers, all at once opens its buds.\\ |
| - | In the dark, breezes carry its scent. | + | The moon, through mists, projects its shadow\\ |
| - | A few days back, the trunk was buried in snow, | + | In the dark, breezes carry its scent.\\ |
| - | Now, branches bear flowers anew. | + | A few days back, the trunk was buried in snow,\\ |
| - | Through hardship and the bitter cold - | + | Now, branches bear flowers anew.\\ |
| - | This dignity, at the forefront of spring. | + | Through hardship and the bitter cold -\\ |
| + | This dignity, at the forefront of spring.// | ||
| + | Different translation from [[https:// | ||
| + | //In past years, winter cold has afflicted the plum;\\ | ||
| + | Getting rain for once, it blooms!\\ | ||
| + | Scattered shadows—as the moon shifts they move the other way;\\ | ||
| + | A dark fragrance—the breeze comes with it.\\ | ||
| + | The tree that was buried in snow yesterday—\\ | ||
| + | Its branches again bear flowers now.\\ | ||
| + | Suffering the distress of winter cold—how much?\\ | ||
| + | How precious—this paragon of all the plant kingdom.// | ||
| By Zen priest //Hakuin// (1685-1768) in his commentary on the Heart Sutra. | By Zen priest //Hakuin// (1685-1768) in his commentary on the Heart Sutra. | ||