陸游: 沈家園里花如錦，半是當年識放翁；In the Shen Family Garden, flowers bloom like rich embroid'ry; Half of the blossoms since decades are acquaintances of me.

【春游】   南宋 • 陸游 


陸游 八十四歲時，离辞世仅一年，不顾年迈体弱，再游沈園。

At 84, a year before he died, Lu You -- now a very frail old man -- still went to the Shen Garden for the last time and wrote the following poem.


作《春游》诗云：

【春游】     南宋 • 陸游

        沈家園里花如錦，   
        半是當年識放翁；
        也信美人終作土，   
        不堪幽夢太匆匆。
沈家園里花如锦，    半是当年识放翁；
也信美人终作土，    
不堪幽夢太匆匆。 


CHUN YOU: "Spring Tour"        
-- by LU YOU (1125-1210）
 -- Translated by Frank C Yue

In the Shen Family Garden, flowers bloom like rich embroid'ry;
Half of the blossoms since decades are acquaintances of me.
I, too, believe my Lady Fair finally has become earth; 
Alas! Too soon, too soon is gone my elusive dream with mirth!