Hi, my dear friends at Hy00! Sorry to have kept you waiting!

光新

汉英

Thanks for the fine translation from 野草 and for the mostly positive and pertinent comments from the other pals!

My response will be centering around that expertly commentry from "wq." First,I agree to
change the first word in the "黄河怨--"希望" into my
original option "river god"(河神) instead of the river course (河道) as
suggested. I purposefully used "希望" because I had the "project
hope"(relevant?) in mind at that moment.Yes,try not to use the words of abstract
concepts,river god is far more tangible,and in keeping with the notorious
Chinese tendency to deify, thank God,this one is not my creation,but that by the people
in Xi-meng-bao's time.

I like and am influenced and try to imitate the classic poems, so I
readily and happily subscribe to the suggestion to make the last pair rhyme in
"有了". OK,I'll figure out a way later.

As to the much interpreted and critically-attended one"爱是什么?",some
explanation is needed.The second stanza is about the power of a kiss,the point
here is "heat." Two pairs of lips are just like two approaching submarined
tectonic plates,when they meet,there'll be a violent explosion like that of a
volcano,the ensuing huge wave is scorchingly hot,because it originates from an
extremely "hot kiss"(滚烫的吻)! First it roasted the Great White (meant
to symbolize the traditionally feared and murderous force against human love and
life),rendering it impotent.The waves from a tsunami are said to be as high as
20 or 30 meters,so it can touch and torch the kites in flight.I tend to
associate a kite with free-flying spirit,thus the image.A love kiss can set the
lips and heart on fire,hence the inflmmable tsunami waves,hyperbolic?please
forgive the streched poetic imagination.Next let's cudgel up an image of falling
burning pieces of kites vicariously bearing the news(and probably scars)of a
loving and hot kiss.Kite is in air because of wind which will dutifully blow the
messenger ashes to all direction for the notice and consumption of those
sensitive,tender and romantic souls.Wish people could make out some sense from
this explanation.

(to be continued tomorrow)