TUNE: PARTRIDGE IN THE SKY

鹧鸪天

Your painted boat went eastward on the river clear.

画舫东时洛水清，

How could I bear the parting sorrow sad and drear?

别离心绪若为情。

Since in west wind with tears in eyes we bade adieu,

西风挹泪分携后，

Nine out of ten nights I dream of the station and you,

十夜长亭九梦君。

Clouds fly over water wide,

云背水，

Wild geese over riverside,

雁回汀?

Only amid sweet grass

只应芳草见离魂。

Can I see leaving soul, alas!

前回共采芙蓉处，

Last time we came together to pick lotus leaves;

风自凄凄月自明。

Now the lonely moon in the dreary breeze still grieves.