Tang Yun唐韵

No. 34 · Seven-character quatrain

咏柳

On the Willow

Yǒng Liǔ

by He Zhizhang 贺知章 · 659 – 744

  • Spring
  • Trees
  • Craft
碧玉妆成一树高A tall tree dressed in green jade;
万条垂下绿丝绦ten thousand threads hanging like silk ribbons.
不知细叶谁裁出Who cut these fine leaves, I wonder?
二月春风似剪刀The second-month spring wind is a pair of scissors.