我本逢场聊作戏,可怜误了多情你。—郁达夫
To a Girl-Friend I Met the Winter Before Last
蝶恋花.赠前年冬相识之女友
Thinking of you I have mixed feelings,
they are water, they are bitter.
I took our meeting for a casual experience,
sad that you have given it so deep a meaning.
客里相思浑似水,
似水相思,
也带辛酸味。
我本逢场聊作戏,
可怜误了多情你。
Here I am far, far away from a great city;
we are living at two poles with no chance of ever meeting again.
Tears fill my eyes as I pray to you:
Don’t wait for me and while away your youth.
此去长安千万里,
地北天南,
后会无期矣。
忍泪劝君君切记,
等闲莫负雏年纪。
(郁达夫 一九二五年冬,杭州)