gù rén jiāng hǎi bié,
jǐ dù gé shān chuān。
zhà jiàn fān yí mèng,
xiāng bēi gè wèn nián。
gū dēng hán zhào yǔ,
shēn zhú '
àn fú yān。
gèng yòu míng cháo hèn,
lí bēi xī gòng chuán。
Long divided by river and sea,
For years we two have failed to meet –
And suddenly to find you seems like a dream....
With a catch in the throat, we ask how old we are.
...Our single lamp shines, through cold and wet,
On a bamboo- thicket sheathed in rain;
But forgetting the sadness that will come with tomorrow,
Let us share the comfort of this farewell wine.