(125) The Willow
柳
Jin Nong (1687-1764)
金农
Beyond Heart-Broken Bridge the willows green in haste;
销魂桥外绿葱葱，
When friends are gone away, heart-broken are the trees.
树亦销魂客送空。
Thousands of branches wave like dancer's slender waist.
万缕千丝生便好，
Could scissors cut more slender leaves than vernal breeze?
剪刀谁说胜春风。