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「绝句二首」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

迟日江山丽  春风花草香  泥融飞燕子  沙暖睡鸳鸯

江碧鸟逾白  山青花欲燃  今春看又过  何日是归年

Two Quatrains   Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

 (I)

Late in the day the sun lingers o’er a beautiful scene
In the vernal breeze sweet grass and flowers scent serene
Swallows nest picking newly thawed mud busily
Basking on warm sand a pair of love birds doze happily

 (II)

O’er the blue river birds appear especially white
Blooming flowers their colours on green hills highlight
It is time for this spring to leave
Whence shall I be able to return home for thee

「赠花卿」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

锦城丝管日纷纷  半入江风半入云
此曲只应天上有  人间能得几回闻

(花卿，名敬定，是成都尹崔光远的部将，曾因平叛立过功。但他居功自傲，骄恣不法，放纵士卒大掠东蜀；又目无朝廷，僭用天子音乐。杜甫赠诗予以委婉的讽刺。)

To General Hua   Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

Music of strings and flutes keeps the Silk Town aloud
Half of the tunes waft with the wind half reach the cloud
Such beautiful music should only be heard in celestial spheres
How often could it be played for human ears

長相思（雨）萬俟咏 (?-?)…………….粤语：萬俟[mak6 kei4 ] 音[ 陌奇]

一聲聲  一更更
窗外芭蕉窗裏燈  此時無限情

夢難成  恨難平
不道愁人不喜聽  空階滴到明

Tune:  Eternal Longing (rain)   Moqi Yong  (?-?)  江紹倫譯

Drip after drip
Hour after hour
I wait by the candlelight
Listening to raindrops beat banana leaves outside
I long for you every night

No dreams
Nor ease of sorrow
Rains care not how I dislike sounds they make
They beat the marble steps till morning

浣溪沙__秦觀 (1049-1100)

漠漠輕寒上小樓  曉陰無賴似窮秋  淡煙流水畫屏幽

自在飛花輕似夢  無邊絲雨細如愁  寶簾閒掛小銀鉤

Tune: Silk Washing Stream   Qin Guan (1049-1100)  江紹倫譯

A slight cold pervades up in the bower
A gloomy spring morn feels like a late autumn hour
A stream veiled in mist is seen in the painting on the wall

Contented dancing petals fly light as a dream
Incessant drizzles drizzle true to sorrow
The broider curtain on silver hook hangs idly till morrow

「闻官军收河南河北」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

剑外忽传收蓟北  初闻涕泪满衣裳  却看妻子愁何在  漫卷诗书喜欲狂
白日放歌须纵酒  青春作伴好还乡  即从巴峡穿巫峡  便下襄阳向洛阳

On News of Victory North and South of the Big River    Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

Hearing the big news that we have recaptured the Northern Gate
I have my gown soaked wet with tears to welcome my new fate
No sorrowful emotion is seen in my wife’s face
I roll up my books to prepare for going home not a minute late

In old age I can still express my ecstasy singing and drinking
Heading home I am happy to be accompanied with spring
Through the Three Gorges from Ba to Wu I sail
Down to Xiangyang to Luoyang I’ll be home safe

舍南舍北皆春水  但见群鸥日日来  花径不曾缘客扫  蓬门今始为君开
盘餐市远无兼味  樽酒家贫只旧醅  肯与邻翁相对饮  隔篱呼取尽馀杯

North and south of my cottage runs a winding stream
Gulls come daily in flocks so keen
The footpath filled with fallen flowers have not been cleaned
My wicket door is open today in anticipation for your coming

Far from the market I can offer you only simple food
In place of rich wine let’s sample my homebrew if you so would
Should you wish to meet my good neighbours in glee
I’ll call them over the fence together we will drink for gaiety

「春望」(唐) 杜甫 (712-770)

国破山河在  城春草木深  感时花溅泪  恨别鸟惊心
烽火连三月  家书抵万金  白头搔更短  浑欲不胜簪

Spring View     Du Fu (712-770)  江紹倫譯

Our motherland war-torn the hills and rivers keep
Towns in spring wild grass grow in deep
In grief tearing flowers pant
Parting birds cry frightened to no end

High on the mountains beacon fires are three months old
Any word from home is worth ten thousand gold
Scratching my head makes my hair thin
They hold not even a light hairpin