画鸡 A Rooster in the Painting

日有所诗

               画  鸡
         ——唐 寅（明）


        头上红冠不用裁，
        满身雪白走将来。
        平生不敢轻言语，
        一叫千门万户开。


       A Rooster in the Painting
       By Tang yin (Min Dynasty)
       Tr.Zhang Xxiaoyang


Born with a blood-red crown on his head,
Dressed in snow white,he struts ahead.
In all his life,he dares not to crow so often,
But once he crows,all doors will be open.