The Song of the Willow Branches
By Bai Juyi
Translated By Daryl Lim Wei Jie
In the spring wind this tree has
thousand myriad
branches
tender gold shoots softer
than silk
In this wild unpeopled field
who does this willow belong to?
Translated from the Chinese
Notes:
Read the Chinese-language version by Bai Juyi, 《杨柳枝词.》
Source: Poetry (July/August 2022)