English中文
Endless Longing: Flowers Like Her
花似伊，
柳似伊。
花柳青春人别离。
低头双泪垂。
The flowers are like her, the willows are like her. Among flowers and willows, in the green spring, people part. Head bowed, a double line of tears falls.
长江东，
长江西。
两岸鸳鸯两处飞。
相逢知几时。
The Yangtze to the east, the Yangtze to the west; on either bank mandarin ducks fly two ways apart. When shall we meet again?
Reading notes
伊 is the person being remembered. 似 in 似伊 is read sì. The mandarin ducks fly apart on opposite banks, an image of separation.