xī rì xì yán shēn hòu shì,
jīnzhāo dū dào yǎn qián lái。
yī cháng yǐ shī xíng kàn jìn,
zhēn xiàn yóu cún wèi rěn kāi。
shàng xiǎng jiù qíng lián bì pú,
yě céng yīn mèng sòng qián cái。
chéng zhī cǐ hèn rén rén yòu,
pín jiàn fū qī bǎi shì '
āi。
We joked, long ago, about one of us dying,
But suddenly, before my eyes, you are gone.
Almost all your clothes have been given away;
Your needlework is sealed, I dare not look at it....
I continue your bounty to our men and our maids –
Sometimes, in a dream, I bring you gifts.
...This is a sorrow that all mankind must know –
But not as those know it who have been poor together.