詩錢鳳綸 譯Maureen Roberton

眉峰碧春?日與亞清弈

MEI FENG BI: CHESS WITH YAQING ON A SPRING DAY

詩錢鳳綸 譯Maureen Roberton

In the deepest courtyard，

on a quiet spring day.

The gold animal puffs①puff 英 ［p?f］ 美 ［p?f］ vt. 噴出；張開"small seal" incense.

With each fresh cup of tea， a new chess game begins.

In the season of apricot②apricot英 ［'e?pr?k?t］ 美 ［?epr??kɑt］ n. 杏，杏子；［園藝］ 杏樹；杏黃色rains the air is sweet.

My parrot's chatter has just become fluent when，

Suddenly， he jumps down to the ground.

Distracted， I turn to look，

and

To my dismay， needlessly forfeit a jade scratcher!

Leaning on the screen，

l

aughing， we twist off a flowering branch to breathe its scent.

深院閑春晝。

小篆噴金獸。

Leaning on the screen，

l

aughing， we twist off a its scent.

深院閑春晝。

小篆噴金獸。

一杯清茗一枰棋，

正杏雨香飛候。

鸚鵡新聲溜，

驀地驚回首。

無端輸卻玉搔頭，

倚屏笑撚花枝嗅。