（古詩英譯）雨過 - （宋）周紫芝

雨過 - （宋）周紫芝

 

池面过小雨，树腰生夕阳。
云分一山翠，风与数荷香。
素月自有约，绿瓜初可尝。
鸬鹚莫飞去，留此伴新凉。

 

An Octave by Zhou Zi-zhi (Soong Dynasty)

(After Rain)

 

The mizzle lends the pool a dimpled mien,

The afterglow girdles every tree’s waist.

Lo, clouds unveil the mountains clad in green,

Breeze spreads sweet lotus fragrance in no haste.

Keeping her tryst, here ascends fair Selene,

Emerald melons invite tongues to taste.

O, pray stay, cormorants — ‘tis so serene

That we’d fain enjoy the night, coolness-graced.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

09/07/2026

(To be revised)