When will there be no more moon and spring flowers
春花秋月何时了，

For me who had so many memorable¹ hours?
往事知多少。

My attic² which last night in vernal wind did stand 
小楼昨夜又东风，

Reminds cruelly of the lost moonlit land.
故国不堪回首月明中。

Carved balustrades and marble steps must still be there,
雕阑玉砌应犹在，

But rosy³ faces cannot be as fair.
只是朱颜改。

If you ask me how much my sorrow has increased,
问君能有几多愁，

Just see the overbrimming river flowing east!
恰似一江春水向东流。