东苍龙、西白虎、南朱雀、北玄武,
embracing the Middle Earth.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter,
东苍龙、北玄武、西白虎、南朱雀.
Undulating in a singsong voice, the yawning Black Tortoise of Winter exchanges position with the early rising Spring, the Azure Long* bringing in the fragrance of the budding flowers and gentle sway of grass.
Fiercely protective, eager to please, in rushes the impatient Tiger of the west,
bringing in the full-grown crops and bountiful harvest, blasting out trumpets made of White gold.
Surely, gleefully, the sari of the Vermillion Phoneix dyes the heart and mind of the animals and swiftly yet quietly, prances the celestial falcon dance, blanketing the world in sleepy mist of grey and snow.
Thus in a never ending cycle of life,
the Four Seasons come and go, the constellations guard over our fortunes,
Forever surrounding the Middle way of glory and ascendence.
Yellow be the eternal Sun.
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Long* = Chinese flying, water "dragon" with elogated body, four limbs with talons, but no bat wings. Traditional Chinese long does not spit out fire and is considered a celestial guardian. Since there is no compatible tranliteration, thus the use of the phonetic sound of the Chinese character symbolizing this mystical creature.
(Note: 5 Cardinal Directions & 4 Seasons in the English explanation)
(Note: 5 Cardinal Directions & 4 Seasons in the Simplified Chinese explanation)
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