天津三月时，千门桃与李。

March has come to the bridge head,

朝为断肠花，暮逐东流水。

Peach boughs and apricot boughs hang over a thousand gates,

前水复后水，古今相续流。

At morning there are flowers to cut the heart,

新人非旧人，年年桥上游。

And evening drives them on the eastward-flowing waters.

鸡鸣海色动，谒帝罗公侯。

Petals are on the gone waters and on the going,

月落西上阳，余辉半城楼。

And on the back-swirling eddies,

衣冠照云日，朝下散皇州。

But to-day's men are not the men of the old days,

鞍马如飞龙，黄金络马头。

Though they hang in the same way over the bridgerail.

行人皆辟易，志气横嵩丘。

入门上高堂，列鼎错珍馐。

The sea's colour moves at the dawn

香风引赵舞，清管随齐讴。

And the princes still stand in rows, about the throne,

七十紫鸳鸯，双双戏庭幽。

And the moon falls over the portals of Sei-go-yo,

行乐争昼夜，自言度千秋。

And clings to the walls and the gate-top.

功成身不退，自古多愆尤。

With head-gear glittering against the cloud and sun,

黄犬空叹息，绿珠成衅仇。

The lords go forth from the court, and into far borders.

何如鸱夷子，散发棹扁舟。

They ride upon dragon-like horses,

Upon horses with head-trappings of yellow-metal,

And the streets make way for their passage.

Haughty their passing,

Haughty their steps as they go into great banquets,

To high halls and curious food,

To the perfumed air and girls dancing,

To clear flutes and clear singing;

To the dance of the seventy couples;

To the mad chase through the gardens.

Night and day are given over to pleasure

And they think it will last a thousand autumns,

Unwearying autumns.

For them the yellow dogs howl portents in vain,

And what are they compared to the lady Riokushu,

That was cause of hate!

Who among them is a man like Han-rei

Who departed alone with his mistress,

With her hair unbound, and he his own skiffs-man!