TUNE: SONG OF GOOD EVENT

好事近

I’ve crossed the river in flying snow,

飞雪过江来，

And moored my boat by the Bridge of Red Rails, so

船在赤栏桥侧。

I tell you with my sail nothing goes wrong,

惹报布帆无恙，

And send you two hand-written lines not long.

着两行亲札。

From now on I’ll stay in South Tower from day to day,

从今日日在南楼，

And since then my hair will turn grey.

鬓自此时白。

Who would write verse with me and share my cup of wine?

一咏一觞谁共？

Can such life justify the books I’ve read line by line?

负平生书册。