卜算子·獨自上層樓 – 程垓

獨自上層樓，

樓外青山遠。

望以斜陽欲盡時，

不見西飛雁。

 
獨自下層樓，

樓下蛩聲怨。

待到黃昏月上時，

依舊柔腸斷。

A Verse by Cheng Gai (Southern Soong dynasty)

Alone, the staircase I ascend,

Far from the balcony, where ridges re-green,

Till sunset, barely I blink my eyes,

Still no returning wild goose from west seen.

Alone, the staircase I descend,

Around the house, where crickets’ wails so keen,

Till the bright moon rises in the skies,

Still my tender heart suffers bitter spleen.

Tr. Ziyuzile

08/02/2024