Jen tsao ju pi ssu

Chin sang ti lu chih

Tang chun huai kuei jih

Shih ch'ieh tuan chang shih

Chun feng pu hsiang shih

He shih ju lo wei

Jen tsao ju pi ssu
jen. gras. is like. jade green. silk threads.

Chin sang ti lu chih
Chin. mulberry. low. dark green. branch.

Tang chun huai kuei jih
during. you (male) thoughts. return home. day.

Shih ch'ieh tuan chang shih
is. my(female). break. intestines. time.

Chun feng pu hsiang shih
spring. wind. not. to know.

He shih ju lo wei
how. case. enter. silk gauze. bed curtain.

In Yen the grass is like green silk threads


in Chin the mulberry bows beneath its leaves


Now while your thoughts are turning home


my longing heart is already breaking


O the spring wind is a stranger to me


How does it dare to enter my gauze bed curtain?