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樂府 李白 子夜四時歌 春歌

秦地羅敷女, 采桑綠水邊。
素手青條上, 紅妝白日鮮。
蠶飢妾欲去, 五馬莫留連。

Folk-song-styled-verse Li Bai BALLADS OF FOUR SEASONS: SPRING

The lovely Lo Fo of the western land
Plucks mulberry leaves by the waterside.
Across the green boughs stretches out her white hand;
In golden sunshine her rosy robe is dyed.
"my silkworms are hungry, I cannot stay.
Tarry not with your five-horse cab, I pray."