Li Qingzhao: The Milky Way Changes: (Southern Songs)

The Milky Way Changes: (Southern Songs)

南 歌 子

天 上 星 河 转
人 间 帘 幕 垂。
凉 生 枕 簟 泪 痕 滋
起 解 罗 衣 聊 问。

夜 何 其？ 翠 贴 莲 蓬 小
金 销 藕 叶 稀。
旧 时 天 气 旧 时 衣
只 有 情 怀 不 似
旧 家 时。

Nan Ge Zi

Tian shang xing he zhuan
Ren jian lian mu chui.
Liang sheng zhen dian lei hen zi
Qi jie luo yi liao wen.

Ye he qi? Cui tie lian peng xiao
Jin xiao ou ye xi.
Jiu shi tian qi jiu shi yi
Zhi you qing huai bu si
Jiu jia shi.

The Milky Way Changes: (Southern Songs)

Heavens above, the Milky Way changes
Each separate house with curtains and screens hanging down.
Emerging coolness, tears stain my pillow and bamboo mat
Arise, take off my silk gauze clothes
Just to ask, what time in the evening is it?

The season when small lotus seeds cling to green leaves
Golden threads of lotus and leaves faded and light.
In the past, this weather and the seasonal clothes
Only this heart-felt emotion not like old family times.