TUNE: BUDDHIST DANCERS

菩萨蛮

From month to month in riverside town fire was spread.

江城烽火连三月，

Can I bear to drink farewell at Pavilion Long?

不堪对酒长亭别。

Do not sing your heart-breaking song!

休作断肠声，

While old, I have no tears to shed.

老来无泪倾。

Your sail goes fast when wind is high;

风高帆影疾，

Amid green waves it’s lost to my eye.

目送舟痕碧。

When will messengers bring me word?

锦书几时来？

Summer wind brings no message-bearing bird.

薰风无雁回。