Believer (He Xuntian)

Believer is a poem by He Xuntian in 1993. Its chief subject matter is "Not for seeking after a better future life, but for meeting you on the way."

Poem

Believer (1993) On the day While closing my eyes in the MiST of the sacred temple I suddenly heard The True World of your prayer In that month I turned around all the prayer wheels Not for the purpose of purification But for caressing your finger tips In that year I knocked my head for a long time on the mountain path Not for the purpose of pilgrimage But for pressing near the warmth of your body During that life I turned around mountains, rivers, and Buddhist towers Not for seeking after a better future life But for meeting you on the way

Source language:

信徒 (1993)

那一天

闭目在经殿香雾中

蓦然听见

你颂经中的真言

那一月

我拨动所有的转经筒

不为超度

只为触摸你的指尖

那一年

磕长头匍匐在山路

不为觐见

只为贴着你的温暖

那一世

转山转水转佛塔啊

不为修来生

只为途中与你相见

Inspiration

Cherry Prayer was inspired from Xuntian He’s poem Believer (1993).

External links

• Analysis of He Xuntian Dissertation of Shanghai Conservatory of Music