杜秋娘: 金缕衣/ Du Qiuniang: THE GOLD-THREADED ROBE

金缕衣

杜秋娘

劝君莫惜金缕衣， 劝君惜取少年时。

花开堪折直须折， 莫待无花空折枝。

THE GOLD-THREADED ROBE

Du Qiuniang

Covet not a gold-threaded robe,

Cherish only your young days!

If a bud open, gather it --

Lest you but wait for an empty bough.