Contents -- xiii ⊙ Preface I President S R Nathan Republic of Singapore -- xv ⊙ Preface II Dr Ng Eng Hen Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Republic of Singapore -- xvii ⊙ Preface III Professor Wang Gungwu Chairman of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore -- xxi ⊙ Foreword Peter Chen . Michael Tan -- A Gestation of Six Years -- Source and Background of the Poems -- Book Title and Cover -- English Translation -- xxvii ⊙ Biography of Chen Qing Shan -- xxxiii ⊙ Brief biographies of Editor Translators . Reviewer -- Section 1 Familial Love 和 犊 -- 3 ⊙ 1 The Messenger of Love 二 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 9 ⊙ 2 Mid-Autumn Moon 中秋月 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Events leading to the Second Separation -- Appreciation -- 15 ⊙ 3 Mid-Autumn Song 中秋咏月有寄 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 19 ⊙ 4 Letter from Home 瑶缄二 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 25 ⊙ 5 Listening to the Sermon 听经 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Mother's Christian Background -- Clash and Fusion -- Appreciation -- A Literal Translation -- 33 ⊙ 6 Chanting the Scripture Random Thoughts 经堂 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Literal Meaning -- 41 ⊙ 7 Returning Home 家 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 1. The Scene at Home (Lines 1 to 8) -- 2. His Children (Lines 9 to 24) -- 3. His Wife and Neighbours (Lines 25 to 32) -- 4. Familial Joy and Departure (Lines 33 to 36) -- 49 ⊙ 8 A Solemn Vow 信 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 55 ⊙ 9 A Mooncake Poem for My Wife 中秋咏月 寄内 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Part One -- Part Two -- Part Three -- Part Four -- Part Five -- 69 ⊙ 10 Admonition to My Daughter Xuan 示璇女 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 75 ⊙ 11 Wedding Poem An Admonition to Mei Yu 嫁女 示美瑜 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary.

Wedding Trousseau -- Recipe for a successful marriage -- Appreciation -- Action -- Counsel -- Bird in a Gilded Cage -- 85 ⊙ 12 Three Birthday Verses for My Wife 寿内三章 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Tailoring School -- Two Personal Tragedies -- The New Matchmaker -- Appreciation -- Verse 1 -- Verse 2 -- Verse 3 -- 99 ⊙ 13 Response from Friends To My Birthday Poemfor My Wife 友 和寿内作 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Verse 1 -- Verse 2 -- 105 ⊙ 14 Buying Books 买书 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 109 ⊙ 15 Buying Books to Celebrate My Birthday, Ji-Hai Year 己亥初度买书 寿 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Section 2 Care and Concern 棠棣桃李 -- 121 ⊙ 16 My Brother Guang He's 40th Birthday Invitation to Dinner, A Poem in Greeting 光河弟四十初度招 为 祝之 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 129 ⊙ 17 Response to Guang Han's 60th Birthday Poem 光汉 示六十 寿 依 和之 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Appropriateness of Response -- 137 ⊙ 18 Another Two Verses for Elder Brother-in-law Guang Han's 60th Birthday 再 内兄光汉二 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 145 ⊙ 19 New Farewell Poem to Wang Guang He 新别离 王光河 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Uncle Guang He -- Appreciation -- 157 ⊙ 20 Colophon for Wang Guang He's 50th Birthday Snapshot 王光河五十初度小影 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 161 ⊙ 21 Colophon on a Photograph of Two Sisters and their Brother, viz., Jin Song, Yi Song and Guang He 义宋 宋光河三姐弟合照 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Bai Juyi's Poem -- Mother's Siblings -- Appreciation -- 169 ⊙ 22 Wedding Counsel for the Senior Normal Graduation Class of the Perak Girls' Middle School 广嫁女 女中 师毕业班同学 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Long-time Career as Teacher -- Appreciation -- 177 ⊙ 23 The Journey Ahead 有 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Well Respected.

Schools Ranking -- The Subject of Guo Wen 国文 -- Source of this Poem -- Appreciation -- 185 ⊙ 24 In Celebration of the Golden Wedding Jubilee of Elder Brother Ke Mo and Sister-in-law 可模兄嫂 婚志庆 -- Parahrase -- Background -- Summary -- Reverend Guok Koh Muo -- Mother was Adopted by a Family of the Guo Clan -- Love and Warm Relationship with Her Guo Relatives -- Appreciation -- 195 ⊙ 25 To Younger Brother-in-law in Wuhu, a Poem in Rhyme with Guang Guo 寄君余内弟 湖和光国 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- The Story of Wang Guang Po -- Separation -- Hard Life -- Misspent Youth -- Appreciation -- A Word from Elder Brother Qing Shan -- Literal Translation of Poem -- Section 3 Friendship 仁会友 -- 211 ⊙ 26 Farewell to Rui Hua on Her Return to China 瑞华姐回国 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Public Lover No.1 -- On Opposite Sides of the War -- The Japanese Cap -- Appreciation -- 219 ⊙ 27 Farewell to Pastor Cai Xin De, a Poem in Unison with Yi Song 与义宋 吟 别 信德牧师 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Reverend Cai Xin De -- Family Church and Pastor -- "Praise the Lord!" -- Appreciation -- 227 ⊙ 28 To Elder Sister Shan Guang 善光姐 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Lin Shan Guang -- A Chance "Discovery" -- Reunion After 20 Years -- Appreciation -- 235 ⊙ 29 Farewell to Inspector of Schools Wang Fu Wen on His Promotion and Transfer to Kuala Lumpur 王宓文 学升 吉 坡 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Section 1 (Lines 1-8) -- Section 2 (Lines 9-34) -- Section 3 (Lines 35-42) -- 249 ⊙ 30 Congratulations to Guang Di on His New Home 光地新厦 成(晴山、光国 吟) -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- The "New" House -- Wang Guang Di, the Man -- Appreciation -- 259 ⊙ 31 On Yuan Tang's "Wool Wedding Anniversary" 堂羊毛婚纪念照 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Two Young Poetry Friends -- A Broken Candle -- Yuan Tang's Wedding -- Qing Shan's Lunch -- Appreciation.

273 ⊙ 32 Congratulations to President Bai Cheng Gen on being Honoured with the Appointment of Justice of Peace by His Highness the Sultan of Perak 白成根会 洲 丹 封太平局绅志喜 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Justice of Peace -- Appreciation -- 277 ⊙ 33 Thinking of Mei Ying on Malaya's Independence Day 来亚独立 怀美 万 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 281 ⊙ 34 Solicitation of a Poem from Mr Bai Yang Feng of Taiping 向太平白仰峯先生索和 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Bai Yang Feng -- Appreciation -- 289 ⊙ 35 Despatched to Grand Master Xin Zai in Taipei for His Direction to Reveal the Missing Word in Poem 寄台北心在大师 示其 文一字 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Full Account (an extract from Chapter 63) -- Appreciation -- 295 ⊙ 36 A Poem in Rhyme with the Poem of Mr Ji Fen 季 先生出示书怀一律 依原 以 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Mr Yang Ji Fen -- The Subject Guo Wen ( 国文) -- Nickname -- Appreciation -- 303 ⊙ 37 Colophon for a Snapshot on Behalf of Jing Bin 代 滨 小影 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Lu Jing Bin -- The Search for Lu Jing Bin -- Appreciation -- 311 ⊙ 38 Colophon for the Portrait of Ms Jing Bin 滨女士玉照 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Jing Bin's Second Marriage -- Appreciation -- 319 ⊙ 39 Poem as Epilogue for Ms Zhang Ren Shi's Peony Album 张纫 女士牡丹 画册后 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 325 ⊙ 40 For Zheng Zhu-A Seal Engraved 珠为刻印 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Zheng Zhu Takes a Wife -- Zheng Zhu Takes a Daughter -- Appreciation -- 331 ⊙ 41 To My Compatriot Yuan Tang 堂侪 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Dating of this Poem -- Appreciation -- 339 ⊙ 42 To Mr Bai Cheng Gen on his 60th Birthday -Two Verses in Response 奉和白成根先生六十感怀二 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 347 ⊙ 43 To Mr Bai Cheng Gen, Presentation of the Complete Works of Lu You as a Birthday Gift 既和成根先生六十感怀二 复奉放翁全 为寿 卅六 纪之.

Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 361 ⊙ 44 Presenting Three Verses to Professor Wang Shi Zhao 呈王世昭教授三绝并序 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Special Section on Wang Shi Zhao -- Biography of Wang Shi Zhao 王世昭(1905-1984) -- Family Background -- Political Activist -- Teacher and Recruiter -- From Activist to Refugee -- Scholar, Writer, Author -- Exhibition Tour of Southeast Asia -- A Lonely Conclusion -- Chen Qing Shan-Wang Shi Zhao Friendship -- 375 ⊙ 45 Visiting Professor Wang Shi Zhao's Lodging for Counsel on Poetry 王世昭教授旅寓 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Father Pays his Respects -- Appreciation -- 381 ⊙ 46 For Professor Wang Shi Zao on His Departure to Penang 王世昭教授 槟 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 387 ⊙ 47 In Celebration of the "Tin Wedding" Anniversary of Mr Liang and Madam Peng 梁森元先生与彭士 校 婚纪念 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Appreciation -- 397 ⊙ 48 Another Six Verses to wish Mr Liang and Madam Peng Bon Voyage 再 森元先生与士 校 婚之庆 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Madam Peng Shi Lin -- Father and Peng Shi Lin -- Appreciation -- 413 ⊙ 49 Presented to Mr Hong Lu Kuan for his 70th Birthday, a Double Celebration with His Wife 呈洪禄宽先生七秩双寿 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- Section 4 Reflections 感兴 怀 -- 423 ⊙ 50 The Fair Maiden Chen Yun Shan of Taichen 纪 珊女士事 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Appreciation -- 437 ⊙ 51 Portrait of General Wu 吴将军画像 一 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 449 ⊙ 52 No Title 佚 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Summary -- Title of the Poem -- Father's First Wife -- Appreciation -- 461 ⊙ 53 A Song to Li Xiang Lan 咏李 兰 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 465 ⊙ 54 Postscript for Jiehui Anthology of Poems Sent to Xi Lang 劫灰 后 浪 -- Paraphrase -- Background -- Appreciation -- 471 ⊙ 55 Reflections 感怀 -- Paraphrase -- Background.

Appreciation.