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吴藻·《如梦令·燕子》
燕子未随春去，
飞入绣帘深处。
软语话多时，
莫是要和侬住？
延伫，延伫，
含笑回它：“不许！”
Ru meng ling:
A Swallow
Wu Zao
A swallow not having left with spring
Flies deep inside embroidered shades,
For hours speaking softly.
Could his wish be to stay with me?
He waits…
He waits …
I answer him smiling, “You may not!”
（Antony C. Yu 译）
Tune: Ju-meng ling (As in a Dream: A Song)
Title: Swallows
Wu Tsao
Not all the swallows have left with the spring:
One flies past embroidered curtains into my inner room.
Softly, endlessly, it murmurs;
Could it be saying, “May I stay with you?”
Waiting for an answer,
Waiting for an answer,
With a smile, I reply, “No, you mustn’t.”
（Irving Y. Lo 译）
