TUNE: SHORTENED FORM OF MAGNOLIA FLOWER

减字木兰花

Uninvited to wine,

无人请我，

I spread a blanket and sit beneath a pine.

我自铺毡松下坐。

Drinking, I write verse fine,

酌酒裁诗，

Mume blossoms serve as attendants divine.

调弄梅花作侍儿。

Drunken in happy hours,

心欢易醉，

When the bright moon flies down, I sleep beneath the flowers.

明月飞来花下睡。

I dance - Who knows my delight?

醉舞谁知？

My hood covered with blooms, my cup brimming with moonlight.

花满纱巾月满杯。