贺铸·《踏莎行·杨柳回塘》英译

杨柳回塘，

鸳鸯别浦，

绿萍涨断莲舟路。

断无蜂蝶慕幽香，

红衣脱尽芳心苦。

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返照迎潮，

行云带雨，

依依似与骚人语。

当年不肯嫁春风，

无端却被秋风误。

Treading on Grass

To Lotus

He Zhu

On winding pool with willows dim,

At narrow strait the lovebirds swim.

Green duckweeds float,

Barring the way of lotus-picking boat.

Nor butterflies nor bees

Love fragrance from the withered trees.

When her red petals fall apart,

The lotus bloom's bitter at heart.

The setting sun greets rising tide,

The floating clouds bring rain.

The swaying lotus seems to confide

Her sorrow to the poet in vain.

Then she would not be wed to vernal breeze.