English中文
Waves Sifting Sand: Rain Drips Beyond the Curtain
帘外雨潺潺，
春意阑珊。
罗衾不耐五更寒。
梦里不知身是客，
一晌贪欢。
Beyond the blind the rain drips on; the mood of spring is fading. The silk quilt cannot bear the cold of the fifth watch. In dreams I did not know I was but a stranger here, and for a moment I greedily took my pleasure.
独自莫凭栏，
无限江山。
别时容易见时难。
流水落花春去也，
天上人间。
Alone, do not lean upon the railing: the endless rivers and hills. Parting was easy, meeting is hard. The water flows, the flowers fall, spring is gone — heaven, and the world of men.
Reading notes
江山 also appears as 关山; this page retains 江山. The fifth watch is the period approaching dawn.