Six Things: What Is to Be Done?六無奈何
1Green Willow
無奈綠楊何。依依傍杏花。伴旗搖酒店。妬舞拂倡家。雨後難勝嚲。風前自任斜。趁春如未賞。時節急蹉跎。
The green willow — what is to be done? Swaying softly, it leans on the apricot blossom Paired with the wine-shop banner, it sways there jealous of the dancing, it brushes the courtesans' house After the rain it can hardly bear its own drooping before the wind it lets itself slant as it will If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it the season swiftly slips out of step and is gone
2Fragrant Grass
無奈芳草何。王孫怨未過。踏歌偏感慨。鬪戱競喧譁。翠毯兼煙暖。靑裙夾道斜。趁春如未賞。何處詑繁華。
The fragrant grass — what is to be done? The noble youth's lament has not yet ceased Stamping and singing, the heart surges most of all playing at contests, we vie and grow noisy On the green blanket even the mist is warm and green skirts slant along the road If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it where will you boast of all this splendour?
3Red Apricot Blossom
無奈紅杏何。芳園惱意多。露葩堆淚血。日萼損顔酡。今日花盈樹。明朝子滿柯。趁春如未賞。抱恨可從他。
The red apricot blossom — what is to be done? The flowering garden much torments the heart The dew-soaked clusters have heaped up tears of blood the sunlit calyxes spoil their red complexion Today the blossoms fill the tree but tomorrow morning the fruit will fill the branches If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it you will only hold your regret and follow after
4Red Peach Blossom
無奈紅桃何。嫣然竹外斜。滿枝繁洒血。映樹自蒸霞。影拂尋仙路。香分擇婿車。趁春如未賞。風雨落泥沙。
The red peach blossom — what is to be done? Smiling faintly, it slants out beyond the bamboo Thick on every branch, it has sprinkled blood reflected on the tree, it steams its own sunset glow Its shadow brushes the road that seeks the immortals its fragrance is shared out to the carriage choosing a son-in-law If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it it will fall to mud and sand in the wind and rain
5Plum Blossom
無奈李花何。空庭拆雪葩。最憐同姓木。還有去年花。綠葉初相映。瓊姿恰倍加。趁春如未賞。樂事向誰誇。
The plum blossom — what is to be done? In the empty yard snow-like clusters burst open The tree that shares my surname is loveliest of all and last year's blossoms are still left on it The green leaves set each other off for the first time and the jade-like bearing is doubled exactly If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it to whom will you boast of your pleasures?
6Cherry Blossom
無奈櫻桃何。那堪着地多。無情鸎擺落。有信蝶來過。細葉微藏蔕。繁花逬壓柯。趁春如未賞。零落謾長嗟。
The cherry blossom — what is to be done? How to bear how much of it has fallen to the ground? The heartless oriole shakes it down and the trusty butterfly comes and passes by Slender leaves hide the stems a little and the thick blossoms crowd up and weigh the branch down If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it after it falls you will sigh long and in vain