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@carolanna-poetry.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 PM

#ChinesePoetry #Translation #BaiJuyi

白居易
池上

褭褭涼風動
淒淒寒露零
蘭衰花始白
荷破葉猶青
獨立棲沙鶴
雙飛照水螢
若為寥落境
仍值酒初醒

Bái Jūyì
On the Pond

In fits and starts a cold wind moves,
dismally the winter dew falls.
Gradually the wilting orchid pales,
as does the broken lotus leaf’s green.
Alone on the sandbar perches the crane,
in pairs fly the watery reflection and its firefly.
In such a desolate place,
it’s worthwhile to put down the wine and begin to sober up.

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