鱼玄机·《情书》英译

饮冰食檗志无功，晋水壶关在梦中。

秦镜欲分愁堕鹊，舜琴将弄怨飞鸿。

井边桐叶鸣秋雨，窗下银灯暗晓风。

书信茫茫何处问，持竿尽日碧江空。

A Love Note

Yu Xuanji

Living a simple life

in austere faithfulness

my aim has no connection

with ordinary success.

Still there I my dreams

Remains the scenery of yore,

rivers and mountains of the West

where we were before.

Now the mirror of our union

lies broken on the floor;

as I was going to strum the lute,

my lover was there no more.

By the well, the autumn leaves

make the fall rain cry;

by the window, early dawn breeze

makes the silver lamp die.

Where in the world can I ever inquire

Where your letters are?

By the azure river I wait all day

for news of you from afar.

（Bannie Chow, Thomas Cleary 译）