朱鷺 張籍

朱鷺     張籍 (766─830)

翩翩兮朱鷺，來泛春塘棲綠樹。

羽毛如翦色如染，遠飛欲下雙翅斂。
避人引子入深塹，動處水紋開灩灩。
誰知豪家網爾軀，不如飲啄江海隅。

Ode to the Ibis           Zhang Jie (766─830)

Daintily Daintly she cuts a figure sublimely elegant and graceful,

Bathing and roosting on the verdant trees of the spring pool,

Plumes of her scissorwings are dye instilled,

After soaring afar she alights with wings folded,

To avoid being pestered she takes her offsprings to take refuge deep in the dales,

Her movements in the water ruffle it to bloom into enchanting dimples,

Please don’t fall prey to becoming the pet of the rich and powerful,

You had better stick to fishing and drinking in the river shoals.