Su Shi: What’s better than coming into a village -浣溪沙 . 麻叶层层苘叶光

浣溪沙 . 麻叶层层苘叶光（其二）

原作：苏轼

英译：戈登.奥赛茵，闵晓红

麻叶层层苘叶光，

谁家煮茧一村香?

隔篱娇语络丝娘。

垂白杖藜抬醉眼，

捋青捣麨软饥肠，

问言豆叶几时黄?

What’s better than coming into a village （ PoemTwo）

– to the tune of Huanxisha

written by: Su Shi ( 11th century)

translated by: Gordon Osing and Julia Min

What’s better than coming into a village

filled with the fragrance of boiling cocoons,

and travel through piemarker’s dense foliage,

shining and luxuriant in a sunny afternoon.

Women go on chatting through the fences,

while winding the cane giant katydids to the full.

An elder raises his tipsy eyes on a goosefoot cane.

collecting grain yet green to pound them for food.

I asked if the bean leaves would go golden soon.

Appreciation:

For appreciation, please go to the last poem in this series: Blossoms of date trees rain down on shirts and kerchiefs.