寒暑忽流易。
之子归穷泉,
Cold and heat it seems are on the wing. My wife has gone back to the netherworld;
重壤永幽隔。
私怀谁克从?
Heaped earth has sealed her, never to be stirred. To whom can I reveal my thoughts of woe?
淹留亦何益!
傀儡恭朝命,
There would be no good if I do not go!
回心反初役。
入室想所历。
It would be best to follow the King's command,
流芳未及歇,
遗挂犹在壁。
Resume my former post and serve the land. When I see the house,