陆游·《新竹》英译

插棘编篱谨护持，养成寒碧映涟漪。

清风掠地秋先到，赤日行天午不知。

解箨时闻声簌簌，放梢初见影离离。

归闲我欲频来此，枕簟仍教到处随。

New Bamboos

Lu You

Erect hedge and implant fence to shield and sustain these new bamboos,

They are meticulously cultivated and their dark green color is reflected in ripples.

The blowing of the cool breeze tells the early coming of autumn,

And I am not aware of the blazing sun in the sky at such high noon.

I hear the rustling sound when the sheath is shedding from the sprouts,

And see the dense fluttering shadows of these newly grown young bamboos.

Once I retire from my position, here will be the place to which I often come,