《Tune: Lily Magnolia Short Form》Wang An Guo

畫橋流水                   Beneath the painted bridge waters glide
雨濕落紅飛不起     Wet by rain fallen petals can no longer fly
月破黃昏                   The moon breaks through twilight
簾裡餘香馬上聞     Fragrance from your curtain stays with me on my ride
徘徊不語                   I linger in silence
今夜夢魂何處去     Wondering in tonight’s dreams whither my presence
不似垂楊                   Unlike the free flowing willows
猶解飛花入洞房     They shed catkins to fly visiting your pillows

《Tune: Southern Country Song》Wang An Shi

自古帝王州                              This capital had been home for emperors since old
鬱鬱蔥蔥佳氣浮                       Lush green and rich blooms seen in majestic mode
四百年來成一夢 堪愁   Four hundred years passed like a dream sad and sorrow
晉代衣冠成古丘             Contemporary laureates had tombs same as ancient burials

繞水恣行遊                              Along the river I travel at will
上盡層樓更上樓                       Up the city wall I ascend high to view
往事悠悠君莫問 回頭   Ask not what past events gone or faded
檻外長江空自流                       Beyond the rail the Yangzi flows on to no avail

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《Tune: Fragrant Courtyard_ Summer Thoughts》Zhou Bang Yan

風老鶯雛 In balmy winds young orioles learn to fly
雨肥梅子 Rains abundant plums thrive
午陰佳樹清園 In the mid-day sun the tree spreads round and cool
地卑山近 Surrounding the small plain hills seem nigh
衣潤費爐煙 Our clothes wet getting dried on smoky fire
人靜鳥鳶自樂 In the quietude people sit while birds make merry
小橋外，新淥濺濺 Beyond the red bridge a green stream chatters leisurely
憑闌久 On the rail I lean my mind preoccupied
黃蘆苦竹，疑泛九江船 Identifying myself with the fate of a poet friend in exile
In the tangle of weeds and bamboos
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