清 明
杜牧
清明时节雨纷纷,
路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有?
牧童遥指杏花村。
版本一
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way.
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot 'mid apricot flowers.
版本二
It drizzles endless during the rainy season in spring,
Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable.
When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern,
He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms.
版本三
It drizzles thick and fast on the Pure Brightness Day,
I travel with my heart lost in dismay.
“Is there a public house somewhere, cowboy?”
He points at Apricot Village faraway.
版本四
Upon the Clear-and-Bright Feast of spring, the rain drizzleth down in spray.
Pedestrians on countryside ways, in gloom are pinning away.
When asked “Where a tavern fair for rest, is hereabouts to be found”,
The shepherd boy the Apricot Bloom Vill, doth point to afar and say.
青门引 · 春思
张先
乍暖还轻冷。
风雨晚来方定。
庭轩寂寞近清明,
残花中酒,
又是去年病。
楼头画角风吹醒。
入夜重门静。
那堪更被明月,
隔墙送过秋千影。
Light cold is lingering;
Wind and rain abate in the evening.
The Mourning Day draws near,
In my lonely bower
I’m drunk before the faded flowers
Just as last year.
Waked up by the horn
Blowing from city tower,
I feel forlorn
Within the double door in midnight hour.
How can I bear the bright moon bring
Over the wall the shadow of her swing!