English中文
The Beauty Yu: When Will Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon End?
春花秋月何时了？
往事知多少。
小楼昨夜又东风，
故国不堪回首月明中。
Spring blossoms and autumn moon — when will they end? And how much is known of all that has gone before? Last night the east wind blew again by the small tower; the old kingdom, unbearable to look back upon, in the bright moon.
雕栏玉砌应犹在，
只是朱颜改。
问君能有几多愁，
恰似一江春水向东流。
The carved balustrades and jade steps should still be standing — only the rosy cheeks have changed. I ask you: how much sorrow can there be: it is even as a whole river of spring water flowing east.
Reading notes
栏 also appears as 阑. 了 in 何时了 means “to end” and is read liǎo.