李白·《夜下征虏亭》英译

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山花如绣颊，江火似流萤。

Down the Zhenglu Pavilion at Night

Li Bai

The boat sails down heading towards Yangzhou,

The pavilion stands in the clear moonlit glow.

Bright coloured flowers evoke pretty lasses’ porcelain faces,

While the lights flicker like fluorescent insect traces.

（刘军平 译）

Passing by the Triumphal Tower at Night

Li Bai

My boat sails down to River Town¹.

The Tower’s bright in the moonlight.

The flowers blow like cheeks that glow,

And lanterns beam as fireflies gleam.

1. Present-day Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province.

（许渊冲 译）