宁调元·《早梅叠韵》英译

姹紫嫣红耻效颦，独从末路见精神。

溪山深处苍崖下，数点开来不借春。

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An Early-Blossoming Plum Tree

Ning Diaoyuan

Not caring to imitate others in any way,

It brightens a corner of Nature’s flower display.

By a brook deep in hills near a cliff,

It blossoms in dainty dots in the absence of spring.