Azalea by Ji Fang ~ 冀淓 《杜鹃花》 with English Translations

作品原文

冀淓 《杜鹃花》

杜鹃花
红在半山腰
小草不来侍候
小杉树不来作伴
蝴蝶不来献殷勤
蜜蜂不来道贺

——杜鹃花
你红得很寂寞

——不，我在等待你们
我怕你们
走过这里的时候
太寂寞

英文译文

Azalea
Ji Fang

Azaleas crimson
on the hillside
young grasses not there to attend them
young firs not there to keep them good company
butterflies not there to fuss over them tenderly
bees not there to bid them fair welcome

azaleas crimson
all alone

no—I wait on you
but when you’ve gone
I fear I’ll be
more alone.