1
The flute sobs on the head of the city,
Shen Pavilion isn't what it used to be.
I wandered on the bridge to look the riverwater,
in the riverwater,i've seen your beautiful face.
2
Love has been disappearing for forty years,
the willow tree in Shen Pavilion has withered.
My life is gonna arrive the last stop,
nothing i regret but the love i owed you.
其一
城上斜阳画角哀，沈园非复旧池台，
伤心桥下春波绿，曾是惊鸿照影来。
其二
梦断香消四十年，沈园柳老不吹绵。
此身行作稽山土，犹吊遗踪一泫然。
By Lu You
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