（古詩英譯）一剪梅 - 李清照

一剪梅 - 李清照

 

红藕香残玉簟秋，

轻解罗裳，独上兰舟。

云中谁寄锦书来？

雁字回时，月满西楼。

花自飘零水自流。

一种相思，两处闲愁。

此情无计可消除。

才下眉头，却上心头。

 

A verse in tune of Yijianmei

by Li Qingzhao

 

Lotus wilts, its scent fades, bamboo mat autumn chills,

Gently lifting my gown, alone I board a boat.

Who can send me silken words through clouds that float?

When geese* return, the moonlight my west bower fills.

 

The flowers will fall, and the water will still flow, 

A yearning links one heart hither and one thither.

O, I wonder if such woe would ever wither,

Off my brows it falls, in my heart it starts to sow. 

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

(Revised)

13/03/2025