（古詩英譯）贈范曄 -（北魏）陸凱

贈范曄 -（北魏）陸凱

 

折花逢驿使，寄与陇头人。

江南无所有，聊赠一枝春。  

 

To Fan Ye by Lu Kai (Northern Wei Dynasty)

 

I chance upon a northbound courier, hence

Bid him bear my plucked blossoms unto thee.

I found no dear gift in Jiangnan, and thence

A sprig of spring — a greeting sent from me.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

03/05/2025

(To be revised)