Lu You: In The Shen Family Garden, Flowers Bloom Like Rich Embroid'ry 沈家園里花如錦 半是當年識放翁 Poem by Frank Yue

At 84, a year before he died, Lu You -now a very frail old man -still went to the Shen Garden for the last time and wrote the following poem.

陸游 八十四歲時，离辞世仅一年，不顾年迈体弱，再游沈園。
作《春游》诗云：

【春游】 南宋 • 陸游

沈家園里花如錦，
半是當年識放翁；
也信美人終作土，
不堪幽夢太匆匆。

沈家園里花如锦，
半是当年识放翁；
也信美人终作土，
不堪幽夢太匆匆。


CHUN YOU: "Spring Tour"
-by LU YOU (1125-1210）
-Translated by Frank C Yue

In the Shen Family Garden, flowers bloom like rich embroid'ry;
Half of the blossoms since decades are acquaintances of me.
I, too, believe my Lady Fair finally has become earth;
Alas! Too soon, too soon is gone my elusive dream with mirth!