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.