Tang Wan's The Phoenix Hairpin (In Reply)釵頭鳳- 唐婉 角声寒 夜阑珊 怕人尋问 咽淚装歡 Poem by Frank Yue

(To the Tune of)The Phoenix Hairpin Ci
- Tang Wan (Song Dynasty)

The world is non-sentimental;
Loveless, many have thoughts evil!
When the ev'ning rains wash out the day's light,
For the flow'rs to fall and die they incite.
When the fresh'ning morning breeze is no more -
No more are tears as eyes are dry and sore!
I'd like writing m'feelings and make them known -
Lean'ng on railing I talk to m'self alone!
Hard, hard, hard!

Each goes on a different way;
O Today is not yester-day!
Ghost of illness beckons like ropes o' the swing.
The horn sounds cold and piercing;
The young night is on the wing.
I'm so fearful of people asking me;
Swallow'ng m'tears, full of glee I pretend to be!
Pretend, pretend, pretend!

"釵頭鳳" - 唐婉

世情薄，人情惡，雨送黄昏花易落。
曉風干，淚痕残，欲笺心事，獨语斜欄。
难、难、难。

人成各，今非昨，病魂常似秋千索。
角声寒，夜阑珊，怕人尋问，咽淚装歡。

瞒、瞒、瞒。