锦瑟                            The 25-string Zither Jeweled

李商隐(唐)

锦瑟无端五十弦，Broken into fifty ones the strings for nothing.  

一弦一柱思华年。Remind of the best times each stop and string.

庄生晓梦迷蝴蝶，ZHUANG-zi daydreamed of being a butterfly.   

望帝春心托杜鹃。In name of King Wang’s love Cuckoos cry and sigh.

沧海月明珠有泪，Like a tear turned into a pearl is Moon in sea.

蓝田日暖玉生烟。The Lantian Jade under Sun shines mistily.

此情可待成追忆？Can I only have my love when I recall?

只是当时已惘然。Just I didn’t treasure her those years at all.