若為留得堂堂去，
且更從教緩緩回。
If the King had gone in a dignified array, The Queen should come slowly with a majestic mien.
三
生前富貴草頭露，
III Both wealth and rank will pass like the dew on the grass;
身後風流陌上花。
已作遲遲君去魯，
Beauty and charm will fade like flowers by the pathway. It was late for the King to leave the land, alas!
猶歌緩緩妾還家。
Still we sing of the Queen slow on her homeward way.