Poem in Tune of Dielianhua
by Su Shi (Song Dynasty)
Remaining red is fading from flowers, apricots small and green;
When the swallows are hovering,
Around the houses goes the water green;
Since blown away, willow catkins on boughs are less and less.
In every corner of the world nowhere without lush grass.
The swings within the walls and the highways outside the walls;
The travelers outside the walls,
Hear the laughs of beauties within the walls.
Gradually the laughter's fading, no more footsteps hearing,
So those with feeling are annoyed by those without feeling.