You wore the green shirt,
i was just captivated by your beauty.
Even if i haven't leered at you,
don't you know how much i love you?
You wore the green hairband,
i was just immersed in your tender.
Even if i haven't gone to see you,
won't you come to enjoy my view?
walk and stride,back and forth,
at gate tower,i just wanna encounter you.
A day without you
is like three years to me,fading away my mirth.
青青子衿，悠悠我心。
纵我不往，子宁不嗣音？
青青子佩，悠悠我思。
纵我不往，子宁不来？
挑兮达兮，在城阙兮。
一日不见，如三月兮！
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