English Rendering
Someone who liked seclusion
built this marvelous place
now sightseers and tourists
can stop and rest awhile
they write their words in vain
upon the white-washed walls
in the palace of the lotus
their names cannot be found.
the pond is dug in such a way
that the spring flows naturally
the path is made so well
that grass grows lush beside it
the Golden Wheel Pavilion
is hundreds of feet high
and it faces the river—
clear, eye-catching, bright.
