花非花,雾非雾,
夜半来,天明去。
来如春梦几时多?
去似朝云无觅处。
A Verse by Bai Juyi
(A Flower It Seems)
A flower it seems,
Or mayhap a mist?
It creeps in at mid-night
And sneaks out as dawn gleams.
It comes as if a surreal tryst,
It leaves like vapors in daylight…
Tr. Ziyuzile