李煜     虞美人

春花秋月何時了。

往事知多少。

小樓昨夜又東風。

故國不堪回首月明中。    

雕闌玉砌應猶在。

只是朱顏改。

問君能有幾多愁。

恰似一江春水向東流。

My Lost Kingdom

 (Tune: Yu Mei Ren)

by Li Yu

Tr. Yun Xing Zhe

Spring flowers and autumn moon:

When will this cycle be over?

So many past events to remember!

East wind again pierced through

the small tower last night.

It was so unbearable to think of my

lost kingdom in bright moonlight.

Carved railings and jade steps

should still be there.

Beautiful faces can no longer be as fair.

Ask me how much sorrow can I bear?

It is like a river full of spring water,

flowing eastward forever!