刘长卿: 送灵澈/ liu changqing: on parting with the buddhist pilgrim ling che

送灵澈

刘长卿

苍苍竹林寺， 杳杳钟声晚。

荷笠带斜阳， 青山独归远。

　

on parting with the buddhist pilgrim ling che

liu changqing

from the temple, deep in its tender bamboos,

comes the low sound of an evening bell,

while the hat of a pilgrim carries the sunset

farther and farther down the green mountain.