Bu Suan Zi (Ode to Plum Blossoms)
陆游
驿外断桥边
寂寞开无主
已是黄昏独自愁
更著风和雨
yì wài duàn qiáo biān
jì mò kāi wú zhǔ
yǐ shì huáng hūn dú zì chóu
gèng zhuó fēng hé yǔ
驿外断桥边，寂寞开无主。已是黄昏独自愁，更著风和雨。
Plum blossoms in wind and rain—character without audience.
陆游《卜算子·咏梅》：零落成泥碾作尘——香如故。以梅写孤高与不被理解的坚持。可与毛泽东同调咏梅对照读。碾作尘后，香还在，才是骨。今日：被碾压后仍问，香还在不在。
Lu You’s Plum: fallen to mud, ground to dust—fragrance as before. Plum as solitary height and misunderstood persistence. Contrast later plum ci in the same tune. Today: after being crushed, still ask if the scent remains.
不必等完美环境才绽放——无人看见时，也可以坚持开。
You need not wait for perfect conditions to bloom—even unseen.
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