THE SCENE IN VIEW

Zhu Shuzhen

(Southern Song Dynasty)

My lonely window shaded by swaying bamboo,

At sunset I hear lovebirds chirping two by two.

Crabapple flowers fade, willow down flies away.

What drowsy weather when begins the lengthening day.

即景

[南宋]朱淑贞

竹摇清影罩幽窗,两两时禽噪夕阳。

谢却海棠飞尽絮,困人天气日初长。

About the poet 

Zhu Shuzhen was a Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) poet who was known for her delicate and elegant writing style.

About the translator 

Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021) was born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. He was a professor of literary translation at Peking University.

About the book 

Golden Treasury of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Poetry Translated by Xu Yuanchong & Xu Ming Published by China Intercontinental Press