张九龄： 感遇（其一）

张九龄: 感遇（其一）/ zhang jiuling: orchid and orange i
感遇（其一）
张九龄
兰叶春葳蕤， 桂华秋皎洁。
欣欣此生意， 自尔为佳节。
谁知林栖者， 闻风坐相悦。
草木有本心， 何求美人折。
orchid and orange i
zhang jiuling
tender orchid-leaves in spring
and cinnamon- blossoms bright in autumn
are as self- contained as life is,
which conforms them to the seasons.
yet why will you think that a forest-hermit,
allured by sweet winds and contented with beauty,
would no more ask to-be transplanted
than would any other natural flower?