遊子吟 孟郊

遊子吟    孟郊 (751-814)

慈母手中線，遊子身上衣；

臨行密密縫，意恐遲遲歸。
誰言寸草心，報得三春暉？

A Wayfarer’s Song      Meng Jiao (751-814)

All the threads the loving mother engages,

Go into her wayfaring son’s new array,
Fearing that he’ll be too long away,
Ere he leaves she keeps sewing all the day,
How can this little piece of grass ever repay
The spring sun’s great grace?