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冯延巳·《鹊踏枝·花外寒鸡》
花外寒鸡天欲曙，
香印成灰，
起坐浑无绪。
檐际高桐凝宿雾，
卷帘双鹊惊飞去。
屏上罗衣闲绣缕，
一晌关情，
忆遍江南路。
夜夜梦魂休谩语，
已知前事无寻处。
To “Ch’üeh T’a Chih” (IV)
Feng Yen-ssu
Beyond the blossoms, cold cockcrow, the day about to dawn:
Incense cakes have turned to ashes;
Up or at rest, I am utterly distracted.
Tall phoenix trees at the edge of the eaves transfix the overnight fog;
I roll up the blinds and a pair of magpies flies away in alarm.
Draped over a screen, a gossamer gown, idle embroidered strands;
Just for a moment my heart is full,
As I remember all the roads of the sunny south.
Night after night my dreaming soul gives up its empty fantasies,
For now I know that nowhere can the bygone past be sought.
（Daniel Bryant 译）
