Thursday, 21 November 2013

金縷衣 杜秋娘


金縷衣      杜秋娘 ()      
勸君莫惜金縷衣,勸君惜取少年時。
花開堪折直須折,莫待無花空折枝。

The Gold-Threaded Array          Du Qiuniang (Tang Poet)

Cherish not the gold-threaded array,
Cherish only your golden young age,
Pick the flower in the prime of its day,
It’s meaningless to pick a bare spray.

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