Wang Wei: Mountain Valley Lily Magnolia Trees

Mountain Valley Lily Magnolia Trees

辛 夷 坞

木 末 芙 蓉 花
山 中 发 红 萼。

涧 户 寂 无 人
纷 纷 开 且 落。

Xin Yi Wu

Mu mo fu rong hua
Shan zhong fa hong e.                                                                                                            Jian hu ji wu ren
Fen fen kai qie luo.

Mountain Valley Lily Magnolia Trees

Tree tips like lotus flowers just above the water
In the mountains growing red flower buds.                                                            Mountain canyon rivulets calm and serene, with no people to hear
One after another these flowers open for a while, and then fall.