眉峰碧春•日与亚清弈

诗钱凤纶 译Maureen Roberton

眉峰碧春•日与亚清弈

MEI FENG BI: CHESS WITH YAQING ON A SPRING DAY

诗钱凤纶 译Maureen Roberton

In the deepest courtyard，

on a quiet spring day.

The gold animal puffs①puff 英 ［pʌf］ 美 ［pʌf］ vt. 喷出；张开"small seal" incense.

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

In the season of apricot②apricot英 ［'eɪprɪkɒt］ 美 ［ˈeprɪˌkɑt］ n. 杏，杏子；［园艺］ 杏树；杏黄色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.

深院闲春昼。

小篆喷金兽。

Leaning on the screen，

l

aughing， we twist off a its scent.

深院闲春昼。

小篆喷金兽。

一杯清茗一枰棋，

正杏雨香飞候。

鹦鹉新声溜，

蓦地惊回首。

无端输却玉搔头，

倚屏笑撚花枝嗅。