庭中有奇樹 translation - In the Courtyard there is a Strange Tree

Translation of the Chinese poem 庭中有奇樹, the ninth poem in the Han dynasty collection 古詩十九首 (Nineteen Old Poems).

庭中有奇樹 tíng zhōng yǒu qí shù [court] [in] [has] [strange] [tree] In the courtyard there is a strange tree.

綠葉發華滋 lǜ yè fā huá zī [green] [leaf] [send out] [flowery] [excite] Flowers burst forth from green leaves;

攀條折其榮 pān tiáo zhé qí róng [pill] [item] [break] [its] [glory] I break off the most splendid,

將以遺所思 qiāng yǐ yí suǒ sī [desire] [take] [leave with] [that which] [think of] desiring to give it to the one I long for.

馨香盈懷袖 xīn xiāng yíng huái xiù [fragrant] [sweet] [fill] [breast] [sleeve] The sweet fragrance fills my breast and sleeves.

路遠莫致之 lù yuǎn mò zhì zhī [road] [far] [there is none] [deliver] [it] But the road is long and there is no way to deliver it.

此物何足貢 cǐ wù hé zú gòng [this] [thing] [how] [sufficient] [gift] How could this thing be a sufficient gift?

但感別經時 dàn gǎn bié jīng shí [only] [move] [part] [pass] [time] Only because I am moved by how long ago we parted.