中文English
江城子·西城杨柳弄春柔
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.
阅读注记
“系归舟”的“系”指拴船，读jì。“韶华”可以指春光，也可指青春年华。“便作”另本作“便做”，意为即便把整个春江都当作眼泪。