祝允明·《新春日》英译

拂旦梅花发一枝，融融春气到茅茨。

有花有酒有吟咏，便是书生富贵时。

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The Beginning of Spring

Zhu Yunming

Plum flowers burst forth on a branch at daybreak;

The warmth of spring is flooding my thatched cottage.

Now I have flowers, wine and verses to chant,

What reward could a scholar wish for but these?