清明 – 杜牧

清明時節雨紛紛，路上行人欲斷魂。

借問酒家何處有？牧童遙指杏花村。

A Quatrain by Du Mu

(Qingming Season)

Qingming Rain drizzles down right on Qingming Day,

On the road, every wayfarer feels blue or grey.

I ask a cowherd, “Is there a wineshop nearby?”

He points to the Apricot-ville, not far away.

Tr. Ziyuzile

(To be revised)

05/04/23