一剪梅

一剪玫瑰別樣紅。辭卻花叢﹐獨處瓶中。軒窗朝夕揖春風。不似秋楓﹐勝似秋楓。 

莫為離枝怨蒼穹。緣到相逢﹐故有吾容。芳辰今日屬牛宮。雖曰家窮﹐不違初衷。

Poem in Tune of Yijianmei

A piece of rose is especially red.

Leaving the rose cluster

It stays alone in a vase.

On the sill, it greets spring winds morn and even.

It’s not like the maple in autumn,

But better than the maple in autumn.

Don’t hate Providence for leaving the cluster.

By karma we meet;

So I take you home.

Her birthday today belongs to Zodiac Bull.

Although we are poor,

I must keep to my original wish¹.

[1] I promised my wife to give her roses on her birthday.