苏轼·《红梅》英译

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故作小红桃杏色，尚馀孤瘦雪霜姿。

寒心未肯随春态，酒晕无端上玉肌。

诗老不知梅格在，更看绿叶与青枝。

The Red Plum

Su Shi

Carefree and indolent it blossoms late

But fearful lest cold beauty find no favor

Rouges its cheeks like peach or apricot,

Yet still remains its chill, austere aloofness.

The cold at heart to follow the ways of the spring,

Its petals translucent at jade seem flushed with wine;

But the old poet, knowing nothing of the plum’s nature,

Looks still for green leaves and verdant boughs.