TUNE: BUDDHIST DANCERS

菩萨蛮

The Milky-Way-like river winds from bend to bend,

银河宛转三千曲，

Cranes fly over pure green waves with which wild ducks blend.

浴凫飞鹭澄波绿。

Where is the returning boat of my dear one?

何处是归舟？

From riverside tower I see but the setting sun.

夕阳江上楼。

Jealous of trees with mume blossoms aglow,

天憎梅浪发，

Heaven covers their branches with snow.

故下封枝雪。

If he uprolls the curtain in his bower,

深院卷帘看，

He’d pity the cold riverside flower.

应怜江上寒。