源禮藩 季夏夜

季夏夜   寄調眼兒媚   第十一部韻

風微月半掛空靈,絲柳引牽情。

如煙似夢,紅塵歲歲,白了功名。

荼䕷花盡秋將至,荷芰已斜橫。

夜星寥寥,餘年心事,三四流螢。

源禮藩

Late summer night - to the tune of yanermei

A gentle breeze floats a sickle moon in emptiness.

The silky willow draws forth a moody loneliness.

It’s a dream of smoke, in years of red dust.

Pursuing wealth and honour, all in voidness.

Bramble at end of bloom as fall looms.

Lily stems slanting with gloom.

Few dimly lit stars in dreary summer sky high.

Of years to come, three four wandering fireflies nigh.

Michael Yuen