A Life Misspent
Cáo Xuěqín
Well matched all say the gold and the jade
I alone recall the pledge between plant and stone
Vainly facing the hermit in snow-clad hills
I forget not the fairy in long woods beyond the world
I sigh learning that no man's happiness is complete
I sigh
I sigh learning that no man's happiness is complete
I sigh
Even a pair thought well-matched may find disappointment
Well matched all say the gold and the jade
I alone recall the pledge between plant and stone
Vainly facing the hermit in sparkling hills
I forget not the fairy in Long Woods beyond the world
I sigh learning that no man's happiness is complete
I sigh
I sigh learning that no man's happiness is complete
I sigh