采莲子·菡萏香莲十顷陂

皇甫松 · 唐代

菡hàn萏dàn香xiāng莲lián十shí顷qǐng陂bēi，(举jǔ棹zhào)

小xiǎo姑gū贪tān戏xì采cǎi莲lián迟chí。(年nián少shào)

Lotus fragrance fills a pond of ten qing (Raise the oars!); the young girl, intent on play, is late with her lotus-picking (Young ones!).

晚wǎn来lái弄nòng水shuǐ船chuán头tóu湿shī，(举jǔ棹zhào)

更gèng脱tuō红hóng裙qún裹guǒ鸭yā儿ér。(年nián少shào)

Toward evening she splashes water and wets the boat’s bow (Raise the oars!); she even slips off her red skirt to wrap a duckling (Young ones!).

阅读注记

“举棹”“年少”是歌唱时相和的衬词，随正文保留。“菡萏香莲”另作“菡萏香连”，本页沿用前者。“陂”读bēi，指池塘；“顷”是传统面积单位，英文保留qing。“小姑”指年轻姑娘。