朱淑真·《清平乐·夏日游湖》英译

恼烟撩露，

留我须臾住。

携手藕花湖上路，

一霎黄梅细雨。

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娇痴不怕人猜，

和衣睡倒人怀。

最是分携时候，

归来懒傍妆台。

Qingping yue:

Going to the Lake on a Summer’s Day 

Zhu Shuzhen

Mist and dew, painfully enticing,

For a moment detain me here.

On the road beside the lake, we hold hands among the lotus plants:

A moment of “yellow plum rain.”¹

I act foolishly, not caring if anyone guesses.

Like an ordinary mortal, for a moment I forget my sorrows.

The moment our hands part, I am overwhelmed,

Returning home, I lean wearily against my dressing table.

1. “Yellow plum rain” refers to the drizzly season of early fall that coincides with the ripening of yellow plums.  

（Sophie Volpp 译）