The Beautiful Lady Yu
虞美人
River Huai’s waves seem to beat my pillow till dawn;
A ray of moonbeam peeps at me forlorn.
波声拍枕长淮晓，
隙月窥人小。
The heartless River Bian flows eastward down,
Laden with parting grief, you've left the town.
无情汴水自东流，
只载一船离恨、向西州。
Once we got drunk by riverside bamboo and flower,
My tears made sweet wine sour.
竹溪花浦曾同醉，
酒味多于泪，
How could a mirror not be stained with dust?
Who could predict the trouble brewing up in gust?
谁教风鉴在尘埃，
酝造一场烦恼、送人来!