Yuan Zhen: Emerging Early Spring

Emerging Early Spring

生 春

何 处 生 春 早?
春 生 鸟 思 中。
鹊 巢 移 旧 岁
鸢 羽 旋 高 风。

鸿 雁 惊 沙 暖
鸢 鸯 爱 水 融。
最 怜 双 翡 翠
飞 入 小 梅 丛。

Sheng Chun

He chu sheng chun zao?
Chun sheng niao si zhong.
Que chao yi jiu sui
Yuan yu xuan gao feng.

Hong yan jing sha nuan
Yuan yang ai shui rong.
Zui lian shuang fei cui
Fei ru xiao mei cong.

Emerging Early Spring

Who dwells and lives early in the spring?
Birds think of making babies by the middle of spring.
Magpies know to remove the nests to a better location
Hawk feathers circle, orbiting on the high winds.

Swans and geese settle down upon the warm sand
Mandarin ducks and drakes love the blended type of water.
Pair of kingfishers snuggle together
Flew together into a small cluster of a plum tree.