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徐灿·《水龙吟·次素庵韵感旧》
合欢花下留连，
当时曾向君家道。
悲欢转眼，
花还如梦，
那能长好。
真个而今，
台空花尽，
乱烟荒草。
算一番风月，
一番花柳，
各自斗，
春风巧。
休叹花神去杳。
有题花锦笺香稿。
红阴舒卷，
绿阴浓淡，
对人犹笑。
把酒微吟，
譬如旧侣，
梦中重到。
请从今、
秉烛看花，
切莫待，
花枝老。
Shuilong yin:
Matching Su’an’s Rhymes, Moved by the Past
Xu Can
Under the silk tree’s 1 flowers we lingered;
Then, I once tried to explain to you:
Joy and sorrow turn in the blink of an eye,
Flowers, too, are like a dream
How can they bloom forever?
Now indeed
The terrace is empty, the blossoms are gone,
Leaving weeds enwrapped in sprawling mist.
I recall the time of splendid sights,
The time of bustling glamour,
Each seizing on the spring breeze to show its charm.
Sigh not that the flower-spirit has gone afar;
There are fragrant flower poems inscribed on floral paper.
Here, pink blossoms open and close,
Green shade hangs dense and sparse,
Greeting us as though with a smile.
Holding a cup, we may chant softly,
As if our old companions
Have returned in our dream.
From now on,
Candle in hand, let us admire the flowers;
Never wait till the flower sprigs have grown old.
