李清照 (1084-1151) / 如夢令

昨夜雨疏風驟，
濃睡不消殘酒。
試問捲簾人，
卻道海棠依舊。
知否？知否？
應是綠肥紅瘦。

To the Tune of Like a Dream

Last night a sprinkling of rain,
a violent wind.
After a deep sleep, still not recovered
from the lingering effect of wine,
I inquired of the one rolling up the screen;
But the answer came: "The cherry-apple blossoms
are still the same."
"Oh, don't you know, don't you know?
The red must be getting thin,
while the green is becoming plump."

tr.by Lucy Chow Ho