初逢 / First Meet #xiao #Yiduoqing #originalsongcomposition

初逢 First Meeting 雨水初候至，溪頭草淺淺。 The Rain Water season had just arrived; by the stream, the grasses were still tender. 君自北山來，我立白橋畔。 You came down from the northern hills; I waited beside the Bai Bridge. 柳絲方初綠，春色柔迷眼。 The willow boughs had only just begun to green; spring's gentle colors softened the eyes. 晨光清如雪，沾葉濕輕蕊。 The morning light was clear as snow, leaving dew upon the leaves and tender buds. 採藥白河東，新芽隨露明。 I gathered herbs east of the Bai River, where new shoots shimmered beneath the morning dew. 忽聞清磬音，陌上有人來。 Then, from beyond the fields, I heard the clear note of a temple chime, and someone came along the path. 素衣淨如雪，佩劍映曉暉。 His plain robe was pure as snow; the sword at his side caught the light of dawn. 鶴情入春影，風起花相隨。 With the grace of a crane he stepped into the spring shadows, and as the wind arose, blossoms drifted after him. 落英棲肩留，香氣繞人回。 A drifting blossom settled softly upon his shoulder, its fragrance lingering as he turned. 請我金針術，可補征衣殘。 He asked whether my golden needles could mend a soldier's worn war-robe. 答以《素問》語，能溫鐵骨寒。 I answered with words from the Su Wen — that even iron bones may yet be warmed. 相顧一莞爾，山坡盡芳蘭。 Our eyes met, and we smiled; the hillside had become a sea of wild orchids. 歸途花香裡，微雨濕羅裙。 On the way home, flower fragrance filled the air as a gentle rain dampened my silken skirt. 不知今與後，山水復行行。 Little did I know then how many mountains and rivers still lay waiting upon our road.