KUBLAI KHAN POETRY
Kublai Khan was knowledgeable in Chinese verse, however the vast majority of his works have not survived. Stand out Chinese sonnet composed by him is incorporated in the Selection of Yuan Poetry , titled 'Enthusiasm recorded while getting a charge out of the rising to Spring Mountain'. It was interpreted into Mongolian by the Inner Mongolian researcher B.buyan in the same style as traditional Mongolian verse and deciphered into Cyrillic by Ya.ganbaatar. It is said that once in spring Kublai Khan went to love at a Buddhist sanctuary at the Yiheyuan Garden in western Dadu (Beijing) and on his path back climbed the Wanshou Shan where he was loaded with persuasion and composed this ballad.
KUBLAI KHAN POEM
Season Receive Beautiful Scenery Ascend Orchid Peak ;
Not Fear Rise Climb Visit Pure Countenance ;
Blossom Color Project Red-cloud Auspicious Hue Mingle ;
Gritty Smoke Brush-off Misty Propitious Light Layer ;
Downpour Moisten Jade Trunk Rock Edge Bamboo;
Wind Beat Zither Sound Mountain-range Interval Cedar ;
Clean Buddhist-sanctuary Jade Hair See Ceremony Finish ;
Return Journey Immortal Carriage Ride Blue Dragon.
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