Du Fu - 绝句 - 江碧鸟逾白

江碧鸟逾白

江碧鸟逾白
山青花欲燃
今春看又过
何日是归年

jiāng bì niǎo yú bái
shān qīng huā yù rán
jīn chūn kàn yòu guò
hé rì shì guī nián
The river: blue-green like jade.
The bird: perfectly white.
The mountain: green.
Flowers yearn to burst open.
This spring: I watch it pass again.
Which day shall I return?

Original poem composed by Du Fu.
Translation by Elizabeth Paich, 2009.

Originally Posted: 2009.

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