黄四娘家花满蹊
Flowers fill the path at Fourth Lady Huang’s home;
千朵万朵压枝低
Thousands of blossoms weigh the branches low.
留连戏蝶时时舞
Lingering butterflies dance again and again;
自在娇莺恰恰啼
Carefree orioles sing their lovely calls.
What the poem means
Flowers crowd the path by Huang Siniang's home and weigh down the branches. Butterflies linger and orioles sing freely. Repeated words give the lively spring scene a musical pulse.
Meet the poet
This is the sixth poem in Du Fu’s sequence about seeking flowers by the river.
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