Academy Collator Yang Having Sent a Reply, I Use the Earlier Rhymes Again梁閣校見和。復用前韻。
1Green Willow
無奈綠楊何。狂風舞亂花。翠煙南北路。落日兩三家。密葉藏鸎暗。柔條掠馬斜。趁春如未賞。衰鬢已蹉跎。
The green willow — what is to be done? In the mad wind the blossoms dance in confusion Blue mist hangs over the north-and-south road and in the setting sun stand two or three houses The dense leaves hide the oriole and are dark the supple branches brush the horse and slant aside If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it your greying temple hair has already slipped out of step and gone
2Fragrant Grass
無奈芳草何。流年恰恰過。生池吟宛轉。藉地醉喧譁。細露漙漙滴。輕風獵獵斜。趁春如未賞。寂寞老京華。
The fragrant grass — what is to be done? The flowing sun passes just on time I go out to the pond's edge and chant at my ease spread the ground for a mat and grow drunk and noisy Fine dew falls drop by drop a light wind slants by in soft gusts If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it you will grow old forlorn in the capital
3Red Apricot Blossom
無奈紅杏何。夕陽凝恨多。嬌含芳意釅。偸學醉腮酡。欲使花專樹。應遲子滿柯。趁春如未賞。造物亦嫌他。
The red apricot blossom — what is to be done? In the evening sun much regret has congealed Prettily it holds a deep draught of flowering intent and secretly learns the drunken cheek and is red If you would let the blossoms have the tree to themselves you must surely put off the filling of the branches with fruit If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it the Maker of things too would find him tiresome
4Red Peach Blossom
無奈紅桃何。門前映柳斜。路迷金谷障。天失赤城霞。舞妓簪雲䯻。遊人走鈿車。趁春如未賞。芳臉易埋沙。
The red peach blossom — what is to be done? Before the gate it slants, set off against the willow The road loses itself in the screening groves of Jingu (金谷) the sky has lost the glow of Chicheng (赤城) The dancing girl pins it in her cloud-like coil of hair the pleasure-seeker drives his mother-of-pearl carriage If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it those flowering cheeks will soon be buried in the sand
5Plum Blossom
無奈李花何。輕盈綴軟葩。誰留千片雪。變作十分花。爲愛玉顔𧰟。更無紅粉加。趁春如未賞。年少那時誇。
The plum blossom — what is to be done? Lightly and finely it has woven its soft clusters Who held back a thousand flakes of snow and changed them into flowers of full measure? The jade-like face loves its own beauty and adds no red powder to it If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it with what then will you boast of your young days?
6Cherry Blossom
無奈櫻桃何。濃香特地多。盈枝幸未落。載酒有誰過。舞蝶貪芳蘂。流鸎撲翠柯。趁春如未賞。廻首謾含嗟。
The cherry blossom — what is to be done? Its thick fragrance is especially abundant Filling the branches, happily it has not yet fallen but who will load up wine and come calling? The dancing butterfly covets the fragrant stamens the flitting oriole strikes the green branch If you cannot follow the spring and enjoy it you will turn your head and hold a sigh in vain