草 白居易

草      白居易 (772-846)

離離原上草，一歲一枯榮。
野火燒不盡，春風吹又生。
遠芳侵古道，晴翠接荒城。
又送王孫去，萋萋滿別情。

Grasses           Bai Juyi (772-846)

Flush grasses on the plains rankly and wantonly sprawl,
Thrive and wilt with the seasons’ rise and fall,
Even prairie fires cannot burn them all,
They will come back on the vernal call;
Into the ancient route their luxuriance extends far across,
On a fine day their verdancy spreads over to the deserted city wall,
I am again seeing my dignified friend off,
Even the rank grasses seem to be imbued with sundering sores.