（古詩英譯）《道中見梅》（宋）蔡戡

《道中見梅》（宋）蔡戡

 

籃輿兀兀夢初回，怪底幽香觸鼻來。
日暮天寒正愁絕，誰家籬落數枝開。

 

Chance upon Plum Blossoms

(By Cai Kan, Soong Dynasty)

 

In the jolting sedan chair, half-roused from my doze,

A subtle scent, unbidden, wafts upon my nose.

As dusk falls, cold descends, and my quiet grief grows

Till an unknown hedge I pass — a few plum blooms pose...

 

V2.

 

Half-stirred from dream in a jouncing sedan chair —

A subtle scent, unbidden, steals upon the air.

As dusk descends, cold creeps, my quiet grief waxes

Till I pass a hedge and see a few plum blooms flare...

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

29/12/2025

(To be revised)