薛涛·《燕离巢》英译

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衔泥秽污珊瑚枕，不得梁间更垒巢。

A Swallow Separated from the Nest

Xue Tao

In and out through crimson gates,

    it cannot bear to leave them,

The owner always doted on

    its captivating trills.

Some mud fell from its beak and soiled

    his pillow of coral,

And no more can it pile its nest

up among the rafters.

（Stephen Owen 译）