宋琬·《狱中八咏·煤土炕》英译

象箪翡翠床，较此自粗丑。

蝴蝶与庄生，君能分别否？

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Songs Composed in Prison

II

An Earthen K’ang¹

Sung Wan

An ivory, bamboo, and kingfisher bed

Compared to this is coarse and ugly!
The butterfly and Master Chuang-chou,²

Sir, can you tell them apart?

1. A raised and heated platform bed made of bricks which is common in north China.

2. The ancient Taoist philosopher Chuang-tzu.

（William Schultz 译）