朝代：清代
作者：龚自珍
原文：
江宁之龙蟠，苏州之邓尉，杭州之西溪，皆产梅。或曰：“梅以曲为美，直则无姿；以欹为美，正则无景；以疏为美，密则无态。”固也。此文人画士，心知其意，未可明诏大号以绳天下之梅也；又不可以使天下之民斫直，删密，锄正，以夭梅病梅为业以求钱也。梅之欹之疏之曲，又非蠢蠢求钱之民能以其智力为也。有以文人画士孤癖之隐明告鬻梅者，斫其正，养其旁条，删其密，夭其稚枝，...
玉楼春·桃溪不作从容住英译
英译
作者：佚名
Lotus Root(To the Tune of Yulouchun
Zhou Bangyan
Young, we threw away the pastoral years.
Now like a broken lotus root it is impossible to join the present and the past.
Then, we waited for each other, standing by the vermilion-railed bridge.
Today, I search for the traces, in vain, along the deserted path buried under yellow leaves.
Through the mist, all the peaks seem to be highlighting the blue.
Setting on the back of a wild goose, the sun turns into a dark red.
You left, like a cloud drifting away, across the river.
The memory of our passion is like a willow catkin stuck to the ground, after the rain.
