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Washing Creek Sand: A New Song, a Cup of Wine

Yan Shu · Song dynasty

Chinese · Pinyin · English
一yī曲qǔ新xīn词cí酒jiǔ一yī杯bēi,
去qù年nián天tiān气qì旧jiù亭tíng台tái。
夕xī阳yáng西xī下xià几jǐ时shí回huí?

A new song, a cup of wine; last year's weather, and the same old terrace. The sun sinks in the west — when will it come back?

无wú可kě奈nài何hé花huā落luò去qù,
似sì曾céng相xiāng识shí燕yàn归guī来lái。
小xiǎo园yuán香xiāng径jìng独dú徘pái徊huái。

Nothing can be done: the flowers fall. As if known of old: the swallows return. Upon the garden's fragrant path I wander alone.