七言 忘憂草/Daylily (翻譯七分兒君英文詩）

綻耀春芳迎早霞，晨露輕勻憐韶華。

玉笛喇叭鈴鑄骨，杏黃橘蕊恐插花。

艷陽高照紅顏命，傍晚萎靡夜飄裟。

嫵媚多姿有何錯？良宵瞬逝遺傷疤。

七分兒君原玉：

As soon as the sun rises in the East, 
The daylily greets the dawn with a feast 
Of petals sprinkled with morning dew, 
But hours of life it has but few.
Fluted flowers with silent trumpets sounding, 
Or bells that breezes caress without pounding. 
Petals of apricot and tangerine stars 
Too ephemeral to pluck for a vase.
As the sun reaches its zenith at noon, 
The daylily's life span is over too soon. 
As dusk descends the flowers wilt and fold, 
During the night they wither - it is told.
Is the daylily a coquettish flirt? 
With no intention of giving hurt, 
Its pleasure is freely given but brief. 
Life is too short and ends in grief.