詠梅 陸游(1125-1210)

驛外斷橋邊  寂寞開無主  已是黃昏獨自愁    更著風和雨
無意苦爭春  一任群芳妒  零落成泥碾作塵    只有香如故

In Praise of Mume                    Lu You(1125-1210) 江紹倫譯
Tune: Song of Divination

By the fallen bridge outside the post hall
A flower is in bloom forlorn
She stands in self-imposed dreary by evening
And endures the thrashing of wind and rain

She lays no claim to possess spring
And remain indifferent what envy other flowers bring
Even when her petals fall in mud to become dust
Her fragrance will long remain

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