一半儿
春妆
查德卿
自将杨柳品题人,
笑拈花枝比较春[1],
输与海棠三四分。
再偷匀,
一半儿胭脂一半儿粉。
注释:
[1]自将杨柳品题人,笑拈花枝比较春:少女将自己的美貌与春日的杨柳、花枝做比较的娇憨模样。
Tune: Half and Half
Spring Attire
Zha Deqing
She tries to compare herself with the willow tree,
And holds a twig to see which reveals vernal glee.
Finding herself less lovely than crab-apple flower,
Again she makes up in her bower,
Powders her face and rouges her lips with grace.