Plum Blossoms
Wang Anshi [Song Dynasty]
There are several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han blooms alone.
I know it’s not snow from afar, because there is a faint fragrance coming.
Translation
There are a few plum blossoms in the corner, blooming alone in the severe cold.
From a distance, you can tell that the white plum blossoms are not snow, because the fragrance of plum blossoms is coming.
Notes
Ling Han: Braving the severe cold.
Yao: Far away. Zhi: Know.
为(wèi): because.
Secret fragrance: refers to the fragrance of plum blossoms.