采莲曲

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Cǎi Lián Qǔ
 采莲曲

王昌龄 (Wang Changling)   唐朝 Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Hé yè luó qún yī sè cái, fú róng xiàng liǎn liǎng biān kāi.

荷叶罗裙一色裁，芙蓉向脸两边开。

luàn rù chí zhōng kàn bú jiàn, wén gē shǐ jué yǒu rén lái.

乱入池中看不见，闻歌始觉有人来。

★ 王昌龄：Wang Changling (698-757) was a great poet in Tang dynasty. He died in the An–Shi Rebellion (安史之乱 755-763).
1. 采莲曲：Lotus Picking Song
2. 荷叶：lotus leaf
3. 罗裙：skirt of thin silk
4. 一色：of the same color
5. 裁：cut (paper, cloth...)
6. 芙蓉：lotus
7. 向：towards
8. 脸：face
9. 两边：both sides
10. 开：bloom
11. 乱入：mixing
12. 池中：in the pond
13. 看不见：cannot see
14. 闻歌：hear the song
15. 始觉：just know
16. 有人来：someone comes

Girls in boats are picking lotus in the pond. Their silk skirts are as green as lotus leaves. Bright lotus flowers are blooming towards them.
I can hardly see the girls among flowers and leaves, until I heard them singing Lotus Picking song.