元日哭先大人 – （清）周淑然
一夜思亲泪，天明又复收。
恐伤慈母意，暗向枕边流。
A Quatrain by Zhou Shuran
(Mourning Father on New Year’s Day)
I cannot stop my grieving tears all night
Until the arrival of the first light.
For fear of saddening mother again,
I weep into my pillows out of sight.
Tr. Ziyuzile
(To be revised)
08 / 04 /23
