[updated September 2022]
Thinking of Zi You: (Full River Red Flowers)
怀 子 由: (作 满 江 红)
清 颖 东 流
愁 目 断， 孤 帆 明 灭。
宦 游 处， 青 山 白 浪
万 重 千 叠。
独 负 当 年 林 下 语
对 床 夜 雨 听 萧 瑟。
恨 此 生, 长 向 别 离 中
添 华 发。
一 尊 酒， 黄 河 侧。
无 限 事， 从 头 说。
相 看 慌 如 昨
许 多 年 月
衣 上 旧 痕 余 苦 泪
眉 间 喜 气 添 黄 色。
便 与 君， 池 上 觅 残 春
花 如 雪。
Huai Zi You Zuo: (Man Jiang Hong)
Qing ying dong liu
Chou mu duan, gu fan ming mie.
Huan you chu, qing shan bai lang
Wan chong qian die.
Du fu dang nian lin xia yu
Dui chuang ye yu ting xiao se.
Hen ci sheng, chang xiang bie li zhong
Tian hua fa.
Yi zun jiu, huang he ce.
Wu xian shi, cong tou shuo.
Xiang kan huang ru zuo
Xu duo nian yue
Yi shang jiu hen yu ku lei
Mei jian xi qi tian huang se.
Bian you jun, chi shang mi can chun
Hua ruo xue.
Thinking of Zi You: (Full River Red Flowers)
To the east the Ying River flows clear
Separation and melancholy views, solitary sailboat light goes out.
On official traveler to Chu, passing through one thousand green mountains
And ten thousand white waves.
Failed to live up to our old vows made in secret
When in beds facing each other, in night rain hear trees rustling in the air.
Resent this part of life, long periods apart, our hair now so white.
One cup of wine, Yellow River banks.
Without limits our history and talk of old times.
Looking at each other, as if the past of so many years were yesterday.
The past suffered so many tears on our clothes
Finally I feel good news is coming my way.
This time together we can enjoy the remaining spring flowers
Flying like snowflakes around the pond.
[Su Dongpo was traveling from Yingzhou to Yangzhou, and missing his brother Zi You]
Notes:
Ying River: Largest tributary to the Huai River.
Yangzhou: City in Jiangsu Province that straddles the Grand Canal.