陆龟蒙·《白莲》英译

素蘤多蒙别艳欺，此花端合在瑶池。

无情有恨何人觉，月晓风清欲堕时。

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White Lotus

Lu Guimeng

Her spotless bloom oppressed by those more gaudy,

She should grow only in the Pond of Precious Jade ¹.

None know that though insentient she suffers,

Fading with the moon in dawn’s faint breeze.

1. Pond of Precious Jade: A legendary fairy pond where the Mother Goddess of the Western Mountains lived.