雙語 ● 闌干影臥東廂月

TUNE: THE MOON OVER THE TOWER

秦樓月

The balustrade

樓陰缺，

Of eastern bower casts its shade

闌干影臥東廂月。

In moonlight. In moonlight

東廂月，

The sky with breeze and dew is bright,

一天風露，

And apricot blossoms snow-white.

杏花如雪。

The sobbing golden dragon hastens the water clock

隔煙催漏金虬咽，

To drip beside the burner’s smoke.

羅幃暗淡燈花結(jié)。

The silken curtain dim, candle flame forms a flower.

燈花結(jié)，

Candle flame forms a flower, a spring dream in an hour

片時春夢，

Of southern riverside

江南天闊。

And a sky far and wide.