English中文
Playful Reply to Yuanzhen
春风疑不到天涯，
二月山城未见花。
I doubt the spring wind ever reaches this corner of the world: in the second month the mountain town has still not seen a flower.
残雪压枝犹有橘，
冻雷惊笋欲抽芽。
Lingering snow still weighs upon the branches, and oranges are left; thunder in the cold startles the bamboo shoots, ready to sprout.
夜闻归雁生乡思，
病入新年感物华。
At night I hear the homing geese, and longing for home rises; ill as the new year begins, I am moved by the glory of things.
曾是洛阳花下客，
野芳虽晚不须嗟。
I was once a guest beneath the flowers at Luoyang: though the wild blooms come late, there is no need to sigh.
Reading notes
未见花 follows the received text. 橘 also appears as 桔; this page retains 橘. 冻雷 is spring thunder in cold weather, and 嗟 means to sigh. The closing line does not scorn the late wildflowers.