蝶恋花

槛菊愁烟兰泣露，

罗幕轻寒，

燕子双飞去。

明月不谙离恨苦，

斜光到晓穿朱户。

昨夜西风凋碧树，

独上高楼，

望尽天涯路。

欲寄彩笺兼尺素，

山长水阔知何处？

TUNE: BUTTERFLIES IN LOVE WITH FLOWERS

 

Orchids shed tears with doleful asters in mist grey;

Silk curtains chill, a pair of swallows fly away.

The moon, knowing not parting grief, sheds slanting light

Through crimson windows all the night.

Last night the western breeze blew withered leaves off trees.

I mount the tower high and strain my longing eye.

I’ll send a message to my dear,

But endless ranges and streams sever us far and near.