Lyrics to the Melody of Walking on Grass
- Poetry of Yan Shu

《踏莎行·小径红稀》
Lyrics to the Melody of Walking on Grass by Yan Shu
中文原文( Chinese )

小径红稀，芳郊绿遍，高台树色阴阴见。

春风不解禁杨花，蒙蒙乱扑行人面。

翠叶藏莺，朱帘隔燕，炉香静逐游丝转。

一场愁梦酒醒时，斜阳却照深深院。

English Translation

Along the path flowers are thinning, the countryside is fields of green,

Next to raised buildings becoming thick is the foliage dense with leaves.

Vernal breezes know not how to catkins restrain,

Allowing them to scatter on faces of passers-by like misty mizzle.


Behind verdant leaves orioles hide, swallows rest outside crimson screens,

Over the incense burner curls of smoke one another quietly seek.

After I have slept off intoxication in a melancholy dream,

The private court has come well under sunset's gleams.

By Yan Shu

- Last updated: 2024-06-14 14:02:56
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