雙語 ● 少年聽雨歌樓上

TUNE: BEAUTIFUL LADY YU

LISTENING TO RAIN

While young, I listen to rain in the house of song,

Overjoyed in curtained bed

Beside a candle red.

In prime of life I heard rain on the river long,

In lonely boat, when wailed wild geese

Beneath low clouds in western breeze.

Now that I listen to rain under temple’s eave,

My hair turns grey

Like starry ray.

Who cares if men will meet or part, rejoice or grieve?

Can I feel joy or sorrow?

Let it rain till tomorrow!

虞美人

聽雨

少年聽雨歌樓上，

紅燭昏羅帳。

壯年聽雨客舟中，

江闊云低，

斷雁叫西風。

而今聽雨僧廬下，

鬢已星星也。

悲歡離合總無情，

一任階前，

點滴到天明。