林以宁·《画竹》英译

新竹出短篱，亭亭如织翠。

明月升东轩，竹影宛在地。

铜砚磨松煤，濡毫写其意。

清幽固可嘉，爱此坚贞志。

Painting Bamboo 

Lin Yining

New bamboo has emerged from the low hedge;

Tall and erect, it seems spun from kingfisher feathers.

When a shining moon rises over the east porch,

Traceries of bamboo shadow cover the ground.¹

I rub pineblack on a bronze inkstone

And wet the brush to capture its inner meaning.

For unspoiled modesty it is by all means admirable,

But I love most its resolve: to be steadfast, faithful.

1. On the story of the origin of ink bamboo painting with Lady Li of Shu.

（Maureen Robertson 译）