Chinese Small Wander

學而時習之,不亦悅乎?有朋自遠方來,不亦樂乎?人不知而不慍,不亦君子乎?. . .

唐 詩 三 百 首 Contents

320 杜秋娘 金縷衣

勸君莫惜金縷衣
勸君惜取少年時
花開堪折直須折
莫待無花空折枝

唐詩

Tu Ch'iu-niang : The Gold-threaded Robe

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.

(JM79, TP309)

Small Wander. Chinese Small Wander: Tang Poem.