TUNE: SHORTENED FORM OF MAGNOLIA FLOWER

减字木兰花

GRIEF IN SPRING

春怨

Alone I stroll and sit,

独行独坐，

Alone I chant and thyme, and still alone I sleep.

独唱独酬还独卧。

Standing, I feel unfit.

伫立伤神，

What can I do when cold spring torments me to weep!

无奈春寒著摸人。

Is grief beyond belief?

此情谁见？

My neglected dress is half wet with tears in streams.

泪洗残妆无一半。

Illness comes after grief;

愁病相仍，

The cold lamp dying out, I can’t even have dreams.

剔尽寒灯梦不成。