Poetry Collection of Cangyang Jiacuo

Poetry Collection of Cangyang Jiacuo

Poetry Collection of Cangyang Jiacuo (Cangyang Jiacuo Shi Ji in Chinese) is a widely spread collection of Tibetan love songs.

Cangyang Jiacuo (1683—1706),the sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet,is an extremely talented folk song poet.He wrote over 60 love songs that were very popular among people and were compiled into Poetry Collection of Cangyang Jiacuo,which is an arresting miracle and enjoys a high reputation in the world and Tibetan literary history.

Characterized with beautiful words and sentences and sincere emotion,poetry of Cangyang Jiacuo is simple and vivid,and mainly portrays the loyalty,happiness and sadness of love between young men and women.Being translated into more than 20 languages and spread worldwide,Cangyang’s poetry is a precious part of world cultural heritage.The following one is his representative.

“With passionate love at heart,

I asked if she’d like to be my wife.

She said,‘We’ll never part

So long as I am alive.”(Translated by Li Zhengshuan)

There are many popular poems written in Cangyang Jiacuo’s name.The following is a famous one.

You see me or not

I am just there

Neither sorrow nor delight

You’re pining for me or not

My affections’re just there(https://www.daowen.com)

Neither arrive nor depart

You adore me or not

My loves’ re just there

Neither add nor abate

You’re with me or not

My hands in yours set

Neither leave nor abnegate

You come to my embrace

Or let me dwell in your heart

Love each other in silence

With serene enjoyment

(Translated by Madam Cherry)