Ci 鹊桥仙 | Deities on Magpie Bridge
鹊桥仙·纤云弄巧
秦观 （1049 — 1100）
纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度。
金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。
柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路。
两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。
Deities on Magpie Bridge: Wispy Cloud Adeptly Plays
Qin Guan (1049 – 1100)
Wispy cloud adeptly plays, shooting star regret conveys; The distant, distant milky way doth quietly float past.
A golden breeze, a jadelike dew, a single yearly date; all common lovers’ counterparts assuredly surpassed.
Tender love akin to water, hours sweet as dreams; ‘tis suffering to turn around and homeward bridge alight!
If lovers two stay true forevermore, why need they be together morn and night?