焉能凌风飞？
眄睐以适意，
The north wind is bitter cold that I can’t bear. In deepest grief I spend the long, long night,
引领遥相晞。
徒倚怀感伤，
Gazing at the stars with glittering light. On the fifteenth, the moon is full again;
垂涕沾双扉。
孟冬寒气至，
On the twentieth, the moon begins to wane. A traveller coming from the distant land
北风何惨慄。
愁多知夜长，
Brought with him a letter to my hand. The letter says that you keep me in your mind,
仰观众星列。
三五明月满，
And the scene when you left me far behind. I’ve kept this precious letter in my sleeves;
四五蟾兔缺。
客从远方来，
For three years not a single word leaves. I’ve been loving you with heart and soul;
遗我一书札。
But I fear your heart is beyond control.