周邦彦·《浣溪沙·楼上晴天碧四垂》英译

楼上晴天碧四垂，

楼前芳草接天涯。

劝君莫上最高梯。

新笋已成堂下竹，

落花都上燕巢泥。

忍听林表杜鹃啼？

Silk-washing Stream

Zhou Bangyan

The azure sky hangs down on four sides of the tower;

Green grass before it stretches as far as the sky.

I would advise you not to mount the tower high.

New shoots have grown into bamboos before my bower;

The swallows’ nest’s adorned with petals of fallen flower.

How can I bear to hear cuckoos’ home-going cry?