杜秋娘·《金缕衣》英译

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花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝。

Garment Stitched with Gold Threads

Du Qiuniang (The Autumn Lady)

Care not so much for expensive clothing;

You should treasure a lot more your prime years.

Pick the flowers while they are blooming.

Soon nothing’ll be left save bare boughs and tears.

（龚景浩 译）

Cloth of Gold

I advise you not to cherish cloth of gold,

But to honor the days of youth.

When flowers bloom they need be plucked:

Wait not to grasp in vain at empty twigs.

（许渊冲 译）