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Washing Creek Sand: Soft Spring Light on the Cold Food Day

Li Qingzhao · Song dynasty

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淡dàn荡dàng春chūn光guāng寒hán食shí天tiān,
玉yù炉lú沉chén水shuǐ袅niǎo残cán烟yān。
梦mèng回huí山shān枕zhěn隐yǐn花huā钿diàn。

Light and swaying, the spring brightness on the day of Cold Food; in the jade brazier the aloeswood curls its last thread of smoke. I wake from dreaming on the pillow, my floral ornaments half hidden beside it.

海hǎi燕yān未wèi来lái人rén斗dòu草cǎo,
江jiāng梅méi已yǐ过guò柳liǔ生shēng绵mián。
黄huáng昏hūn疏shū雨yǔ湿shī秋qiū千qiān。

The sea-swallows have not come, and the girls play at matching herbs; the river plum has passed, and willow-down begins. At dusk a thin rain wets the swing.