While Still Young

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The spring not yet old, with gentle wind and dainty willows

On the Sublime Pavilion I gaze afar, beyond a moat half brimmed, is a town in full bloom

Misty rain drapes over the hues, where every light dims

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After the Cold Food Fest in early April, I wake up feeling drunk

No sense indulging in nostalgia for old dreams

Let me ignite a new fire for fresh tea

You must try some new brew, while you’re still young

~ Translated by Dot, from Su Shi’s “Gazing South – On the Sublime Pavilion,” written in the Song dynasty

春未老，风细柳斜斜。试上超然台上看，半壕春水一城花，烟雨暗千家。
寒食后，酒醒却咨嗟。休对故人思故国，且将新火试新茶，诗酒趁年华。

~ 蘇軾 (宋代) <<望江南 超然台作>>

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