Early Spring
早 春
西 村 一 抹 烟
柳 弱 小 桃 妍。
要 识 春 风 处
先 生 拄 杖 前。
Zao Chun
Xi cun yi mo yan
Liu ruo xiao tao yan.
Yao shi chun feng chu
Xian sheng zhu zhang qian.
Early Spring
Western villages of Shaoxing, thinning clouds of smoke
Delicate willow trees, small peach tree blossoms enchanting.
Important to know from where the spring breezes blow
This teacher leans upon a cane in front of him.
Notes:
Shaoxing: City on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang Province. Famous for it’s yellow wines and classical gardens.