春晓 · A Spring Morning — 孟浩然 (Tang Dynasty)

春眠不觉晓

chūn mián bù jué xiǎo

处处闻啼鸟

chù chù wén tí niǎo

夜来风雨声

yè lái fēng yǔ shēng

花落知多少

huā luò zhī duō shǎo

English translation

Spring sleep — I never noticed dawn, / everywhere birds are singing. / Last night came wind and rain; / how many petals have fallen?

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