Cicadas

Yu Shinan (558-638)
 
 
He dangles down to drink the clear light dew,
Exuding sound through the green leaf brush;
And flowing far and wide, his voice flies on
Without the need of wind from autumn’s rush.
 
 

Chinese   蟬 虞世南   垂緌飲清露 流響出疏桐 居高聲自遠 非是藉秋風

Pronunciation   Chán