敕勒歌 北朝民歌  布面多种材料 163 x 239 cm  2024

“Song of the Chile Plain”  A folksong of the Northern Dynasty  (fifth to sixth centuries)   Multimedia on Canvas  163 x 239 cm (64 x 94 in)  2024

敕勒川，阴山下，天似穹庐，笼盖四野。

天苍苍，野茫茫，风吹草低见牛羊。

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敕勒川，陰山下，天似穹盧，笼蓋四野。

天蒼蒼，野茫茫，風吹草低見牛羊。

The Chile Plain lies at the foot of the Yin mountains.

The sky is like a yurt, covering the fields below.

The sky is spacious; the fields are sweeping.

The wind bends the grass to reveal the cattle and sheep grazing.

                                               ------translated by Alan Thwaits