春晓 Spring Dawn

Meng Haoran 孟浩然 · Tang, early 8th century

Birdsong wakes Meng Haoran, who remembers last night’s rain and wonders about the flowers.

春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。 chūn mián bù jué xiǎo, chù chù wén tí niǎo.
Sleeping in spring, I did not notice dawn; everywhere I hear birds calling.

夜来风雨声，花落知多少。 yè lái fēng yǔ shēng, huā luò zhī duō shǎo.
There was wind and rain in the night; who knows how many flowers have fallen?

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