汤显祖·《蝶恋花》英译

忙处抛人闲处住，

百计思量，

无个为欢处。

白日消磨断肠句，

世间只有情难诉。

玉茗堂前朝复暮，

红烛迎人，

俊得江山助。

但愿相思莫相负，

牡丹亭上三生路。

To the Tune of Dielianhua

Tang Xianzu

All the men prefer remaining free;

Yet howe’er they try,

They are as worried as can be.

Among the sentimental tales I write,

Love is as mysterious as the sea.

I write the tale from morning till night,

With candles burning bright,

Enlightening me in the brightest ray.

When a beauty falls in love with a man,

The Peony Pavilion sees her ardent way.

（汪榕培 译）