Lu Yu: Swallows

 

Swallows

 

初 见 梁 间 牖 户 新
衔 泥 已 复 哺 雏 频。
只 愁 去 远 归 来 晚
不 怕 飞 低 打 着 人。
Yan

Chu jian liang jian you fu xin
Xian ni yi fu bu chu pin.
Zhi chou qu yuan gui lai wan
Bu pa fei di da zhao ren.

 

Swallows

Begin to see new nests between roof beams under the eaves
Mother bird frequently patches mud nests again, then feeds her young.
Come back late from far away to a lonely and sad family
Do not worry or bother with the mud drops on me and my papers.