減字木蘭花 朱淑真

減字木蘭花      朱淑真(宋)

獨行獨坐，獨唱獨酬還獨臥。

佇立傷神，無奈輕寒著摸人。
此情誰見，淚洗殘妝無一半。
愁病相仍，剔盡寒燈夢不成

Mu Lan Hua (Shortened Form)        Zhu Shuchun (Song Poet)

Solitarily I walk and sit wherever I repair,

Desolate a life I lead with no boon partners,
Solitarily as well I recline and retire,
I sing to myself with only my own chorus,
Alone I stand in anguish and fluster,
The spring chills push my angst even further,
Who would understand my dilemma,
Most of the make-up on my sorrowful face is already washed away by my tears,
On the horns of glum and physical disorder,
In the chills I keep snuffing the candle wick over and over,
But desperately there is still no dream where I can linger.