乌夜啼（南唐:李煜）

                林花谢了春红,

                太匆匆。

                无奈朝来寒雨晚来风。

                胭脂泪,

                留人醉,

                几时重？

                自是人生长恨水长东。

         A crow crying at night  (Nan Tang: LiYu )

        Fades on the petals of forest-flowers the rosy-spring

        As waves roll in on the sand and so heedless-passing days full of living

        While being with the morning volleying rains & cool windy-evening

        The tear-rouged true keeps my crimson heart intoxicating

        But how could once more? Only remains

        The endless regret of parting-cry unsaid in eastward-waves flowing

Translation from the Chinese by jinsheng ,Sydney