Tang dynasty

春晓

Spring Dawn

孟浩然 / Meng Haoran

English reading guide

In spring sleep I do not notice dawn. Everywhere I hear birds singing. Last night came wind and rain; who knows how many flowers fell?

Original with pinyin

春眠不觉晓

chun1 mian2 bu4 jue2 xiao3

处处闻啼鸟

chu4 chu4 wen2 ti2 niao3

夜来风雨声

ye4 lai2 feng1 yu3 sheng1

花落知多少

hua1 luo4 zhi1 duo1 shao3