how to translate these into english?

Strolling alone down the path,hands behind my back,I felt as if the whole earth and sky were mine and I had stepped outside my usual self into another world.I like both excitement and stillness,under the full moon,I could think of whatever I pleased or of nothing at all,and that gave me a sense of freedom.All daytime duties could be disregarded.That was the advantage of solitude:I could savour to the full that expanse of fragrant lotus and the moonlight.
As far as eye could see,the pool with its winding margin was covered with trim leaves,which rose high out of the water like the flared skirts of dancing girls.And starring these tiers of leaves were white lotus flowers,alluringly open or bashfully in bud,like glimmering pearls,stars in an azure sky,or beauties fresh from the bath.The breeze carried past gusts of fragrance,like the strains of a song faintly heard from a far-off tower.And leaves and blossoms trembled slightly,while in a flash the scent was carried away.As the closely serried leaves bent,a tide of opaque emerald could be glimpsed.That was the softly running water beneath,hidden from sight,its colour invisible,though the leaves looked more graceful than ever.