Xihu exhausted lotus, their umbrellas folded

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For Liu Jingwen

Su Shi 1036-1101 The exhausted lotus          their umbrellas folded, Chrysanthemum remnants         standing proudly in the frost. You must recall the scenery that year, A time for yellow oranges         and green tangerines.

Zèng Liu Jǐngwén

Sū Shì 1036-1101 Hé jìn yǐ wú qíng yǔ gài, Jú cán yóu yǒu ào shuāng zhī. Yi nián hǎo jǐng jūn xū jì, Zhèngshì chénghuángjúlǜ.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Written in 1090 when Su was govenor of Hangzhou. Liu Jingwen 1033-1092 was an official friend of Su there. This poem became so popular that even to this day the expression 橙黃橘綠, is synonmous with autumn.

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