晏几道·《生查子·坠雨》英译

坠雨已辞云，

流水难归浦。

遗恨几时休?

心抵秋莲苦。

忍泪不能歌，

试托哀弦语。

弦语愿相逢，

知有相逢否？

Regret

Yan Jidao

The dropping rain has left the clouds;

The flowing water can hardly return to its source.

When will my regret come to an end?

My heart feels more bitter than the autumn lotus seeds

With tears in my eyes I cannot sing,

Instead I try to let the dolorous lute speak on my behalf,

The string would bring out the tunes of the happy meeting,

But when could the meeting come to be?