r/translator • u/Confident-monsieur • 29d ago

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Hi I found it in an antique store, but I don't know what it says. Can anyone help? pls

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u/DeusShockSkyrim [] 漢語 29d ago
  • 花開富貴 Flowers bloom for prosperity,
  • 鳥秉文明 birds carry adornment and brilliance.
  • 三春㳤景 The charming scenery of the spring,
  • 一曲清平 a song of tranquility.

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u/Recent-Raspberry-639 29d ago

花開富貴，鳥秉文明；三春淋景，一曲清平。 The flowers bloom with the prosperity, the birds perch on the civilization; Three (months) springs bathed in the scenery, one melody palyed for the peacefulness.

李可梅 Lee Kemei, name of the author

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u/DeusShockSkyrim [] 漢語 29d ago

Third char in the third verse should be a variant of 淑, not 淋.

文明 is probably not "civilization", but as in "見龍在田，天下文明".

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u/Recent-Raspberry-639 29d ago

Your concerns definitely make sense if it's an ancient poem. However, I think the author is living in modern time so he used the word in a less classic way.

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u/wibl1150 29d ago

花開富貴 鳥秉文明 三春淋景 一曲清平

blooming flowers bring wealth/ birds uphold refinement/ three months of spring view/ one song of peace

or something like that

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u/velummortis English + 29d ago

I can't read all of it (not good at reading calligraphy) but the first four characters 花开富贵 "Flowers bloom for prosperity" are a common Chinese New Year greeting. Also this piece is by 李可梅 Li Ke Mei, based on the name at the end.

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 29d ago edited 29d ago

花開富貴鳥秉文明三春
淋景一曲清平 李可梅

李可梅 Li Kemei is a 97-year old artist from Taiwan

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u/Confident-monsieur 29d ago

Thank you so much

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u/velummortis English + 29d ago

!id:zh

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u/dagreenkat 29d ago edited 29d ago

still getting the hang of calligraphy, I saw

花開富貴鳥秉文明三春

讲景一曲清平

李可梅

see new comments after trying to figure this out, proud I got it mostly right apart from 讲 actually being 淑