鹊桥仙
Tune: “Immortal at the Magpie Bridge”
秦观
By Qin Guan
纤云弄巧，
飞星传恨，
银汉迢迢暗渡。
金风玉露一相逢，
便胜却人间无数。
Beautiful shapes the rosy clouds show;
Shooting stars convey yearning and woe.
They secretly travel through the Milky Way.
Once they meet on the Double-Seventh day,
Their bliss is more than the mortal world can say.
柔情似水，
佳期如梦，
忍顾鹊桥归路！
两情若是长久时，
又岂在朝朝暮暮！
Their love is like a tender stream,
Their tryst is like a beautiful dream.
Unbearable to see the homeward way!
If their true lo