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Translated by Frank Watson.
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Notes: In this poem, Wang Wei talks about his life retired from worldly affairs, living in the mountains, and the peace he finds. The Southern Mountain is another name for the Zhongnan Mountain, which literally means Final Southern Mountain. The fifth and sixth verses are frequently quoted in China.
Frank Watson is an excellent translator and it's good to see his work being published by The Chained Muse.
I find this poem to be very simple, serene, and relaxed. It sounds like a good description of what I'm trying to achieve in my own life right now. I must go and seek a mountain somewhere. But having the time to do so is indeed a great blessing!