(47) A Southern Song
越歌
Song Lian (1310-1381)
宋濂
I think of and long for my lover day and night;
恋郎思郎非一朝，
We're like the two blades of a pair of scissors bright.
好似并州花剪刀。
But now one blade is up and the other is down.
一股在南一股北，
When will the blades unite to cut a wedding gown?
几时裁得合欢袍？