青花瓷
The blue and white porcelain¹

素胚勾勒出青花笔锋浓转淡
Unglazed, yet from shade to light，
unfolds the blue and white.

瓶身描绘的牡丹一如你初妆
From the peony on the vas
emerges your image in maiden³ dress.

冉冉檀香透过窗心事我了然
Closed as the windows remain,
the incense⁴ rises
and lays bare my bosom⁵.

宣纸上 走笔至此搁一半
My brush pauses;
the painting half done,

釉色渲染仕女图韵味被私藏
till the portrait of a maiden is glazed²,
hiding away memories fond.

而妳嫣然的一笑如含苞待放
Bursting into a smile,
you seem like a bud about to bloom.

你的美一缕飘散 去到我去不了的地方
Alas⁶, off is your charm blown,
to a place where I can never trace. 　　

天青色等烟雨 而我在等你
The sky is blue enough to expect the rain;
for you I am waiting, however in vain.

炊烟袅袅升起 隔江千万里
The chimney smoke is to rise;
across the river lies thousands of miles.

在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸
The calligraphy⁷ at the bottom,
modeling the elegance⁸ of the Han Dynasty,

就当我 为遇见你伏笔
has set the stage to meet my destiny. 　　

天青色等烟雨 而我在等你
The sky is blue enough to herald⁹ the rain,
While for you I am on watch, however in vain.

月色被打捞起 晕开了结局
Scooped¹⁰ out of the water, the moon waned¹¹,
ripples¹² spreading out,
the story draws to an end.

如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽
你眼带笑意
In your eyes smile is beaming;
the blue and white porcelain
keeps to herself the age-long beauty,

色白花青的锦鲤跃然于碗底
on the bottom of the white bowl
blue and white carps leap to and fro.

临摹宋体落款时却惦记着你
Copying the Song inscription¹³,
to the end I am yet to sign,
before you step into my mind.

你隐藏在窑烧里千年的秘密
The mystery of yours,
Buried deep in the kiln¹⁴ for thousands of years,

极细腻 犹如绣花针落地
is as delicate yet profound
as a needle falling into the ground.

帘外芭蕉惹骤雨门环惹铜绿
The banana tree outside brings a sudden downpour;
while the copper¹⁵ knocker invites rust¹⁶ to cover all.

而我路过那江南小镇惹了你
South of the river
I passed through the small town,
mindless of turning your life around.

在泼墨山水画里 你从墨色深处被隐去
Melting into the depth of a landscape painting,
you faded out into the dark background.