Yunnan clouds are dark, darker is this place called Qinfeng
Where is staged a drama of separation under a full moon
Fresh are the memories of New Year's merry making
Half a month later, resentment and sadness are growing
The stupidity of a bookworm is the cause of our separation
Indulging in affections led to this day's frustration
How I wish to follow the example of a wife-loving rebel lord
But a battle of forces will end up with my career destroyed
I was wordless when I want to write a song
While cicadas outside made noises strong
A chorus of swan song for the dying summer
For what do they busy themselves? I wonder
As they grow, their empty shells fall into weeds
And turn to mud, lifeless as dead seeds
Human life is nowhere better than this creature
Fame and fortune are but senseless literature
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The dream of love dies in the love nest
Elegance and grace are but a soul fragile
Beauties there are plenty in the world
Fate does not favor one over the other
A carnival, however pleasant, will one day be over
For all the love given, don't ask for a return
Crossing the Soul-trapping Ford we bid farewell
A predestined world we understand well
Love dies in the love nest
Gracefulness a soul lost
Many a beauty can be found
Fate treats them all the same
A feast will end no matter how big
After that, no love in return is sought
Once we cross the soul snatching river
The dream of love dies in the love nest
Elegance and grace are but a fragile soul
Many beauties can pass the beauty test
Fate does not give any a favorite role
A carnival feast will one day be over as well
For all the love given, don't ask for a return
Departing the Soul-losing Ford we bid farewell
That life is predestined we surely will learn
Behind the curtain I listen to the same old rain
Under a lone lamp, I sit in a building deserted
Sadly I recall teenage years, when I braved solitude
Now, all my worries I cannot find someone to share
How I wish to give my heart to an Anam Cara
The stars cold, the moon unfeeling, the night is long
Feelings do not grow but at the time of separation
Spring wind carries endless annoyance and regret
Everyone says the capital is the nicest town to stay
However, I will be alone after leaving this place
The sadness of impossible love cannot be bridged by letters
Even as neighbors, we are world apart
That is my life, full of unfulfilled regret
I came in haste, so will I leave
Hail to Red Peony, for her brave deeds
Her life she let her true feelings rule
Fertile soil she found for her love seeds
And nurtured their growth full
Blood and flesh we have only once
Why should we care for holiness?
Without romance there is no history
On snowy bosom let’s write the story
