花非花,雾非雾,
A flower, yet not truly a flower; a fog, yet not truly a fog;
夜半来,天明去。
It comes at midnight, and leaves at daybreak.
来如春梦几多时?
Coming like a spring dream, how long can it be?
去似朝云无觅处。
Leaving like a morning cloud, nowhere to be found.
By Bai Juyi (772-846)
花非花,雾非雾,
A flower, yet not truly a flower; a fog, yet not truly a fog;
夜半来,天明去。
It comes at midnight, and leaves at daybreak.
来如春梦几多时?
Coming like a spring dream, how long can it be?
去似朝云无觅处。
Leaving like a morning cloud, nowhere to be found.