佳人何在？
Where is the beauty fair?
空鎖樓中燕。
古今如夢，
Only swallows locked in tower are. Like a dream from ancient times to now,
何曾夢覺？
但有舊歡新怨。
Have we ever awakened? How? Only old joys and new sorrows remain.
異時對、黃樓夜景，
為余浩嘆！
When will you face the Yellow Tower again And sigh for me in vain?