苏轼·《醉落魄·苏州阊门留别》英译

苍颜华发，

故山归计何时决！

旧交新贵音书绝，

惟有佳人，

犹作殷勤别。

离亭欲去歌声咽，

潇潇细雨凉吹颊。

泪珠不用罗巾浥，

弹在罗衫，

图得见时说。

Drunk and Lost

Farewell at the Gate of Suzhou

Su Shi

A pale face with hair grey,

When can I go home without care?

No word’s received from my friends old or new,

Only the songstress fair

Comes to sing for me a song of adieu.

On leaving the pavilion, with sobs she sings;

The chilly breeze a drizzling rain to my cheeks brings.

Don’t use your handkerchief wipe your tears away!

Let them fall on your silken sleeves!