宋濂·《越歌》英译

恋郎思郎非一朝，
好似并州花剪刀。
一股在南一股北，
几时裁得合欢袍？

A Southern Song

Song Lian(1310-1381)

I think of and long for my lover day and night;
We're like the two blades of a pair of scissors bright.
But now one blade is up and the other is down.
When will the blades unite to cut a wedding gown?

（许渊冲 译）