【古诗英译】《杂诗（II）》唐·王维

无心剑

杂诗（II）
   
Miscellaneous Poems (II)
   
王维
   
by Wang Wei
   
君自故乡来，
应知故乡事。
来日绮窗前，
寒梅著花未？

You come from my birthplace,
Things there you should know.
Did winter-plum bloom in grace
Before my silk-veiled window?

译于2008年6月21日。

【铁冰译本】

My Mume Flowers in Hometown

Coming from the hometown of ours,
You should know a lot of things there.
Did you ever see my mume flowers
Bloom on gauze window in cold air?

【许渊冲译本】

Our Native Place

You come from native place,
What happened there you'd know.
Did mume blossoms in face
Of my gauze window blow?

【自娱自乐译本】
As you come from the same place as mine,
Things about hometown, you should know.
On your departure day at my gauze window,
Did you see the winter-plum bloom fine?

自娱自乐

Ok, I give it a try for fun...
As you come from the same place as mine,
Things about hometown, you should know.
On your departure day at my gauze window,
Did you see the winter-plum bloom fine?

无心剑

自娱兄总算把“来日”译出，真好。
As you come from the same place as mine,
Things about hometown you should know.
Did you see the winter-plum bloom fine
On your departure day at my gauze window?

海外逸士

請教﹕mume在我手邊的字典裡找不到。網上找到下列兩個答案﹐更加不明白許詩裡的
意義。
What does MUME stand for?
Multi Users in Middle Earth (gaming)
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mume
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
  <Swahili>
[Noun]
mume
(male partner of woman in marriage)
誰能幫忙解答一下﹖謝謝。

自娱自乐

Prunus mume
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prunus mume, commonly known as ume (梅:うめ?) or Japanese apricot, or Chinese plum is a species of Asian plum in the family Rosaceae. The flower, long a beloved subject in the traditional painting of East Asia and Vietnam, is usually translated as plum blossom.
The tree originates from China[citation needed], and was brought to Korea, Vietnam, and Japan later. The tree is cultivated for its fruit and flowers. Although generally referred to as a plum in the English language, it is actually more closely related to the apricot.
The tree flowers in late winter, typically late January or February in East Asia, before the leaves appear. Each flower has five petals and is 1–3 cm in diameter. The flowers have coloring ranging from white to rose to deep red. The leaves appear shortly after the petals fall. The leaves are oval, with a pointed tip. The fruit ripens in early summer, typically June in East Asia. The ripening of the fruit coincides with the rainy season of China and Japan, méiyǔ (梅雨, literally "ume rains"), read baiu or tsuyu in Japanese. Each fruit is round with a groove running from the stalk to the tip. The skin is green when unripe, and turns yellow, sometimes with a red blush, as it ripens. The flesh becomes yellow.

无心剑

谢谢自娱兄提供学习资料。

海外逸士

thanks.  so that's  Prunus mume.  I don't know if only part of  the phrase can be used.

自娱自乐

Yes, I think so.
The plant is known by a number of different names in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
. Arguably the most widely accepted is Japanese apricot. Other variants include Japanese plum and Chinese plum (both names also used for Prunus salicinaPrunus salicinaPrunus salicina is a small deciduous tree native to China, and now also grown in Korea, Japan, the United States, and Australia. It grows up to 10 m tall, and has reddish-brown shoots. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin...
). An alternative name is ume, from the Japanese name, or mume, from the scientific name, also ultimately based on an older, alternative Japanese pronunciation—possibly the original—of "mme" (んめ), which was written "mume" (むめ). Another alternative is mei, from the Chinese name, which is usually seen in the context of Chinese art and cuisine, and imports from Chinese-speaking regions.

海外逸士

many thanks for telling me so.