Ouyang Xiu: Picking Mulberries: No. 5

 

Picking Mulberries: No. 5

 

(5)
何 人 解 赏 西 湖 好
佳 景 无 时。
飞 盖 相 追。
贪 向 花 间 醉 玉 卮。
谁 知 闲 凭 阑 干 处
芳 草 斜 晖。
水 远 烟 微。
一 点 沧 洲 白 鹭 飞。

 

Cai Sang Zi

(5)

He ren jie shang xi hu hao
Jia jing wu shi
Fei gai xiang zhui
Tan xiang hua jian jiu yu zhi.

Shei zhi xian ping lan gan chu
Fang cao xie hui
Shui yuan yan wei
Yi diao cang zhou bai lu fei.

Picking Mulberries: No. 5

Which person can enjoy the wonderful West Lake
Excellent scenery regardless of the season.
Fast, canopied carriages chase one another
Seek precious flower patches, jade wine vessels.

Who can know the pleasures of being inside the cross-hatched
latticed windows
Slanting sunlight, fragrant plants and grasses.
Distant lake water, small patches of mist
One dark spot, and islet egret in flight.