A cypress boat / Midstream afloat.
Two tufts of hair o'er his forehead, / He is my mate to whom I'll wed.
I swear I won't change my mind till I'm dead.
Heaven and mother, / Why don't you understand another?
泛彼柏舟，在彼河侧。
髧彼两髦，实维我特。
之死矢靡慝。
母也天只，不谅人只。
许渊冲
A cypress boat / By riverside afloat.
Two tufts of hair o'er his forehead,
He is my only mate to whom I'll wed. / I swear I won't change my mind though dead.
Heaven and mother, / Why don't you understand another?