Poems of Hồ Xuân Hương : 菓󰊳 - Jackfruit


菓󰊳Jackfruit
身㛪如菓󰊳𨕭𣘃
䏧奴芻仕脢奴𠫅
君子固腰辰㨂𱣳
吀停緍𢱖澦𫥨𢬣
My body is like the jackfruit on the branch:
my skin is coarse, my meat is thick.
Kind sir, if you love me, pierce me with your stick.
Caress me and sap will slicken your hands.
Quả mít
Thân em như quả mít trên cây
Da nó xù xì, múi nó dầy.
Quân tử có yêu thì đóng cọc,
Xin đừng mân mó, nhựa ra tay.
Notes
The large, smelly jackfruit can be prematurely ripened by piercing it.