其一
眼见客愁愁不醒,无赖春色到江亭。
即遣花开深造次,便教莺语太丁宁。
Nine impromptu Quatrains by Du Fu
(I)
So sad, I cannot get rid of my drifter’s grief,
Springtide comes by Jiang Ting, alas, such a mischief,
Who sans empathy bids not only flowers blow,
But golden orioles warble restlessly as lief.
Tr. Ziyuzile