（古詩英譯）贈範曄 -（北魏）陸凱

贈範曄 -（北魏）陸凱

 

折花逢驛使，寄與隴頭人。

江南無所有，聊贈一枝春。  

 

To Fan Ye by Lu Kai (Northern Wei Dynasty)

 

I chance upon a northbound courier, hence

Bid him bear my plucked blossoms unto thee.

I found no dear gift in Jiangnan, and thence

A sprig of spring — a greeting sent from me.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

03/05/2025

(To be revised)