English中文
Partridge Sky: Orioles on the Branch, Heard Through Tears
枝上流莺和泪闻，
新啼痕间旧啼痕。
一春鱼鸟无消息，
千里关山劳梦魂。
Upon the branch an oriole sings; I hear it through my tears, new tear-stains mingled with the old. All spring the fish and birds have sent no tidings; a thousand miles of hills and passes weary my dreaming soul.
无一语，
对芳尊。
安排肠断到黄昏。
甫能炙得灯儿了，
雨打梨花深闭门。
Not a word to say, facing the fragrant cup: I make ready a broken heart to last until dusk. No sooner have I lit the little lamp than rain beats the pear blossoms and the gate is shut fast.
Reading notes
枝上 also appears as 枕上, 鱼鸟 as 鱼雁, and 肠断 as 断肠. This page retains the former readings. 间 is read jiàn, describing new and old tear stains mingling. The wording 炙得灯儿 occurs in the text consulted and refers to lighting the lamp; 炙 is retained here.