Jueju, No. 2 of 2 (The River's Blue, The Bird a Perfect White)
Du Fu
江碧鸟逾白
山青花欲燃
今春看又过
何日是归年 jiāng bì niǎo yú bái
shān qīng huā yù rán
jīn chūn kàn yòu guò
hé rì shì guī nián River blue bird exceed white
Hill green flower about to ignite
This spring see again have
What day be return year The river's blue, the bird a perfect white,
The mountain green with flowers about to blaze.
I've watched the spring pass away again,
When will I be able to return?