李德裕·《寄茅山孙炼师三首·其二》英译

石上溪荪发紫茸，碧山幽蔼水溶溶。

菖花定是无人见，春日惟应羽客逢。

To Patriarch Sun at Hua-yang Grotto

Li Te-yü

II

The torrent-iris on the stone puts out purple floss;

The dark blue hills clumped in seclusion—the waters swollen full.

Sweet flag flowers are fixed there, where no men are;

On such a day in spring one must meet only a “feathered visitor.” ¹

1. A Taoist divinity or, by courtesy, a priest or mature initiate.

（Edward H. Schafer 译）