Qin Shaoyou The Oriole's Beak Pecks At The Red Flow'r That Sparkles 秦觀 鶯嘴啄花紅溜 燕尾剪波綠皺 Poem by Frank Yue

TUNE: Rú Mèng Lìng "Song Like A Dream"
TITLE: "The oriole's beak pecks at the red flow'r that sparkles"
- by QIN SHAOYOU (Northern Song Dynasty)
- Translated by Frank C Yue

The oriole's beak pecks at the red flow'r that sparkles;
The swallow's tail scissors out the green waves' wrinkles.
With cold fingers, she plays the jade Sheng chilly,
Bathing the chill'd plum tree with warm memories.
It's just like before, like before -
Both m'Lady and the willow green, thin ever-more!


(2014.07.21)


《如夢令》北宋 • 秦觀

鶯嘴啄花紅溜，
燕尾剪波綠皺。
指冷玉笙寒，
吹徹小梅春透。
依舊，依舊，
人與綠楊俱瘦。