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Song of the South: The Star River Turns in the Sky
天上星河转，
人间帘幕垂。
凉生枕簟泪痕滋。
起解罗衣聊问、
夜何其。
In heaven the star-river has turned; on earth the curtains are let down. A chill rises from pillow and sleeping-mat, and the stains of tears increase. I rise and loosen my silk robe, and ask idly: what hour of the night is it?
翠贴莲蓬小，
金销藕叶稀。
旧时天气旧时衣。
只有情怀不似、
旧家时。
Small lotus seedpods are appliquéd in green; the gilded lotus-leaf embroidery has worn thin. The weather as of old, the clothes as of old — only the feeling of the heart is not as it was in the old days at home.
Reading notes
其 is read jī in 夜何其, an expression asking what hour of the night it is. The lotus seedpods and leaves here are decorations on clothing.