The snow in Southern Valley is priceless indeed, I come there on horseback before it melts away.
Alone,I follow the trail in a cloak of reed, First to cross the ochre bridge at the break of day.
Who pities the homeless who have nowhere to sleep?
I find villagers hungry whose voices are low.
Only the crows at dusk know why I'm thinking deep, Startled, they fly and shed a thousand flakes of snow.
南溪得雪真无价，走马来看及未消。
独自披榛寻履迹，最先犯晓过朱桥。
谁怜破屋眠无处？坐觉村饥语不嚣。
惟有暮鸦知客意，惊飞千片落寒条。
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