李煜·《后庭花破子》英译

玉树后庭前，
瑶草妆镜前。
去年花不老，
今年月又圆。
莫教偏，
和月和花，
天教长少年。

Tune: "Flowers in the Backyard"
Broken Form

The jadelike trees in flower
Stand still before the inner bower;
The moonlit jasper grass
Reflected in the mirror of brass.
The flowers of last year
Still fresh now reappear;
The moon this year won't wane
But wax as full again.
Do not favor alone
The flowers and the moon!
O Heaven should have told
The young not to grow old.

（许渊冲 译）