文◎韋 莊 繪◎馬豆子

I recall①that year under flowers blooming

Late at night

The fair one and I had the first meeting.

In the water pavilion②behind the west screen hanging low

Hand in hand we secretly pledged③our vow.

At the orioles④’ first warbling under a waning moon

We lamentably⑤parted.

Since then, we haven't met again, late or soon.

Now we are both strangers in different regions;

Far less pretense is there for reunions.

記得那年花下，

深夜，

初識謝娘時。

水堂西面畫簾垂，

攜手暗相期。

惆悵曉鶯殘?jiān)拢?/p>

相別，

從此隔音塵。

如今俱是異鄉(xiāng)人，

相見更無因。

① recall 英 [r?'k??l] 美 ['rik?l]vt. 召回；回想起，記起；取消 n. 召回；回憶；撤消

② pavilion 英 [p?'v?lj?n] 美 [p?'v?l??n]n. 閣；亭子；大帳篷；展示館

③ pledge 英 [pled?] 美 [pl?d?] n. 保證，誓言 vt. 保證，許諾

④ oriole 英 ['??r???l; '??r??l] 美 ['?r?ol] n. 金鶯

⑤ lamentably['l?m?nt?bli] adv. 哀傷地；不幸地；拙劣地