Overlooking LuShan Falls – Li Bai
Overlooking LuShan Falls
On Incense Peak there shines a purple mist –
Afar the waterfall by sunlight kissed
Flies down 3000 feet, its line unbroken
as if the Milky Way fell straight from heaven
Afar the waterfall by sunlight kissed
Flies down 3000 feet, its line unbroken
as if the Milky Way fell straight from heaven
望廬山瀑布
Wang lu shan pu bu
Overlooking Lu Shan Falls
Wang lu shan pu bu
Overlooking Lu Shan Falls
日照香爐生紫煙，
re zhao xiang1 lu2 sheng zu3 yan1
Sunshine on Incense Peak brings forth a violet mist
re zhao xiang1 lu2 sheng zu3 yan1
Sunshine on Incense Peak brings forth a violet mist
遙看瀑布掛前川。
yao kan pu bu gua qian2 chuan1
the distant waterfall hangs above the river
the distant waterfall hangs above the river
飛流直下三千尺，
Fei liu zhen xia san qian chi3
The water falls straight down for 3000 feet
The water falls straight down for 3000 feet
疑是銀河落九天。
yi2 shi yin he luo jiu tian.
like the Milky Way falling from the Ninth Heaven.
yi2 shi yin he luo jiu tian.
like the Milky Way falling from the Ninth Heaven.
The pictures are actually from Yosemite, not Lu Shan, but the visuals work for me. 
Vikram Seth has done a similar translation:
The Waterfall at Lu Shan
In sunshine, Censer Peak breathes purple mist.
A jutting stream, the cataract hangs in spray
Far off, then plunges down three thousand feet –
As if the sky had dropped the Milky Way.
Subtle differences – which do you prefer?
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