English中文
Song of Jiangcheng: Willows at the West Wall Sport in Spring Softness
西城杨柳弄春柔，
动离忧，
泪难收。
犹记多情、
曾为系归舟。
碧野朱桥当日事，
人不见，
水空流。
West of the city the willows play with the softness of spring, and stir the grief of parting; the tears are hard to stay. I still remember how tenderly you once tied fast the homing boat. The green fields and the red bridge of that day — the person is not to be seen; only the water flows on in vain.
韶华不为少年留，
恨悠悠，
几时休？
飞絮落花时候、
一登楼。
便作春江都是泪，
流不尽，
许多愁。
The shining hours do not wait upon the young; the grief goes on and on — when will it end? When the catkins fly and the blossoms fall, once more I climb the tower. Make the whole spring river all of tears — it still could not flow out so much sorrow.
Reading notes
系 in 系归舟 means tying up a boat and is read jì. 韶华 can mean springtime or youth. 便作 also appears as 便做: even if the whole spring river were made of tears.