小池 － 楊萬裏 2022 版

小池 － 楊萬裏

 

泉眼無聲惜細流，

樹蔭照水愛晴柔。

小荷才露尖尖角，

早有蜻蜓立上頭。

 

A Seven-Character Quatrain by Yang Wanli

(The Pond)

 

The mute fountain just lets its stream trickle away,

The trees shade the pond and cosy up this fine day.

As a cute baby lotus lifts its pointed pate,

A dragonfly alights on it without delay.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile