Last night the rain was sparse, the wind, gusty;
A deep sleep clears not the wine still remnant in me.
I ask of the one who rolls up the blinds,
Who just says: “Flowery as ever --- that begonia tree.”
“Know, not? Oh, silly!
Know, not? Dear me!
昨夜雨疏风骤，浓睡不消残酒。
试问卷帘人，却道海棠依旧。
知否，知否？应是绿肥红瘦。
Li Qingzhao (1084-1151 was the most famous poetess of the Song Dynasty.This lyric revealing her love of spring flowers reminds us of a Tang poet's Spring Moming.
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