(93) On Reading Peony Pacilion
读《牡丹亭》绝句
Feng Xiao-qing
冯小青
How can I bear to hear cold rain beat window panes?
冷雨幽窗不可听，
I light my lamp to read "Pavilion of Peony."
挑灯闲看《牡丹亭》。
The beauty died of love, in dreams she still remains;
人间亦有痴于我，
She's not so lonely, heart-broken as dreamless me.
岂独伤心是小青。