Saturday 31 August 2024

A Song Dynasty Poem about the Asiatic Dayflower

《詠碧蟬花》 楊巽齋
揚葩簌簌傍疏籬, 薄翅舒青勢欲飛。
幾誤佳人將扇撲, 始知錯認枉心機
‘Ode to the Green Cicada Flower’
Yang Xunzhai (Song Dynasty)
The flower flutters softly by the feeble hedge,
Its raw-green wings spread out, ready for flight,
The beautiful woman attempts to swat it with her fan
Before she realizes her mistake, her effort wasted.
My translation.