柳枝词
亭亭画舸系春潭,
直到行人酒半酣。
不管烟波与风雨,
载将离恨过江南。
TUNE: WILLOW BRANCH SONG
The painted ship on vernal lake has tarried long
Until half-drunk, no one will sing a farewell song.
At last the sorrow-laden ship goes on before
Through mist and rain, through wind and waves to southern shore.