Lu Yu: In Dongyang View the Tumi White Flowers

 

In Dongyang, View the Tumi White Flowers

 

东 阳 观 酴 醾
福 州 正 月 把 离 杯
已 见 酴 醾 压 架 开。
吴 地 春 寒 花 渐 晚
北 归 一 路 摘 香 来。
Dong Yang Guan Tu Mi

Fu zhou zheng yue ba li bai
Yi jian tu mi ya jia kai.
Wu di chun han hua jian wan
Bei gui yi lu zhai xiang lai.

 

In Dongyang, View the Tumi White Flowers

Fuzhou moon overhead, hold our departing cups
Already see the tumi plants on supports with white flowers.
Wu land still cold in late spring, these blossoms gradually open
Returning north, my highway full of selected fragrances.

 

Notes:

Tumi: A bitter edible shrub that produces white flowers in late spring.