Translation of the song 梅雪争春 artist Xu Zhimo

南方新年里有一天下大雪

One day at the beginning of the year it snowed heavily in Southern China.

我到灵峰去探春梅的消息

I came to Lingfeng1 for the message of spring plum.

残落的梅萼瓣瓣在雪里掩

Incomplete fallen calyxes were one by one covered with snow,

我笑说这颜色还欠三分艳

As I laughed at their color not enough bright.

运命说你赶花朝节前回京

Fate said, you are going to go back to Capital before Flower Festival.2

我替你备下真鲜艳的春景

So I prepared the spring scenery so bright for you.

白的还是那冷翩翩的飞雪

White were still the cold and elegant flying snowflakes,

但梅花是十三龄童的热血

But the plum blossoms were stained with the warm blood of a 13-year-old youngster.3