李清照·《减字木兰花》英译

卖花担上，买得一枝春欲放，泪染轻匀，犹带彤霞晓露痕。

怕郎猜道，奴面不如花面好，云鬓斜簪，徒要教郎比并看。

A Branch of Flowers in Bud
—to the tune of Jian Zi Mulanhua

From a flower-stand,
I bought a branch of flowers in bud,
—A spray of spring's splendor.
It was sprinkled with drops of tears:
Its petals reflected the rosy colour and morning dew.

Lest my beloved say:
My face wasn't as fair as the flower.
I pinned the branch aslant in my hair,
And I insisted that he might look and compare
Which one is the "prettier"?

（茅于美 译）