The Southern Hall
南堂
The western hills are half hidden by river banks,
All the pavilions of this country face the west.
一
江上西山半隐堤， 此邦台馆一时西。
The Southern Hall has windows on the south and west flanks.
Abed, I see a thousand sails and waves with white crest.
南堂独有西南向, 卧看千帆落浅溪。
Floor swept, incense burning and doors closed,
I lie flat In a mist-like curtain on a ripple-marked mat.
二
扫地焚香闭阁眠， 簟纹如水帐如烟。
When a guest comes，I wake and wonder where am I，
West windows propp’d open, I see waves meet the sky.
客来梦觉知何处? 挂起西窗浪接天。