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五言絕句 Five-character curtailed verse
珠藤魚藻蝴蝶
珠藤魚藻蝴蝶
珠帳翠烟浮
臨波艷欲流
莫驚蝴蝶去
留夢與莊周
Chinese Alyxia¹, Algae, Butterfly
Chinese Alyxia¹, Algae, Butterfly
Green smoke drifts upon a canopy of pearls,
Beautiful as it approaches the waves, wishing to flow.
Never startling the butterflies into going away,
To leave behind a dream for Zhuang Zhou².
Translation notes
Translation notes
¹ Literally, "pearl vine".
² The personal name of the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (莊子). Zhuangzi was famous for his story in the Zhuangzi about dreaming of being a butterfly. Source: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zhuangzi/.
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