Bai Juyi: Transplanted Peony Seedlings

 

Transplanted Peony Seedlings

移 牡 丹 栽
金 钱 买 得 牡 丹 移
何 处 辞 丛 别 主 来。
红 芳 堪 惜 还 堪 恨
百 处 移 将 百 处 开。
Yi Mu Dan Zai

Jin qian mai de mu dan zai
He chu ci cong bie zhu lai.
Hong fang kan xi hai kan hen
Bai chu yi jiang bai chu kai.

 

Transplanted Peony Seedlings

Gold coins bought these tree peony seedlings
It’s owner chose one cluster to depart with.
Red fragrances valuable, yet have to endure the remorse of separation
Taking the best of one hundred transplants for one hundred blossomings.