【屈原】《九歌》湘君
君不行兮夷犹,蹇谁留兮中洲?美要眇兮宜修,沛吾乘兮桂舟。令沅湘兮无波,使江水兮安流。望夫君兮未来,吹参差兮谁思?
徘徊不定的你啊面露迟疑,看看那个是谁啊停在这里?精心作了啊打扮,坐上木船啊航行。河水啊不起波澜,大江啊平静流淌。瞧见你啊没有出现,吹排箫啊是谁想念?
You stand and look in doubt, who stays here in the land? After washing my face, I take a boat and go. May the river be quiet, and all the lake silent. I see you not arrived, and play the flute and who was I longing for?

驾飞龙兮北征,邅吾道兮洞庭。薜荔柏兮蕙绸,荪桡兮兰旌。望涔阳兮极浦,横大江兮扬灵。扬灵兮未极,女婵媛兮为余太息。横流涕兮潺湲,隐思君兮陫侧。
乘雕龙的船啊向北赶赴,换我的航线啊朝湖水去。薜荔作帘啊蕙草作帷帐;荪草作短桨啊兰草作旗帜。涔阳啊遥远水边,大江啊孤帆行驶。走不通啊前方的路,侍女在旁边啊替我叹气。泪水盈眶啊缓慢流淌,想念着你啊顾影自怜。

桂櫂兮兰枻,斵冰兮积雪。采薜荔兮水中,搴芙蓉兮木末。心不同兮媒劳,恩不甚兮轻绝。石濑兮浅浅,飞龙兮翩翩。交不忠兮怨长,期不信兮告余以不闲。鼂骋骛兮江皋,夕弭节兮北渚。鸟次兮屋上,水周兮堂下。
桂枝作长桨啊兰草作短桨,凿冰般划动船只啊堆雪般推动水纹。摘下薜荔啊在河岸边,拨取芙蓉啊从树梢上。“二人心意不通啊有人做媒也无用;二人情意不深啊关系就容易断绝。”水流啊湍急猛烈,龙船啊轻盈迅速。“不诚实的来往啊让人厌恶,不遵守的相约啊与我说不能前来。”早晨疾走啊在河边岸上,傍晚休憩啊北方的水边。小鸟停歇啊屋顶,流水盘旋啊地面。
..."Cold-minded man will not come, a playboy will soon leave." The rushing river, and the quicker boat. "Disloyal comrade lies, absent meeting you tell me pretext."...

捐余玦兮江中,遗余佩兮醴浦。采芳洲兮杜若,将以遗兮下女。时不可兮再得,聊逍遥兮容与。
抛我的玉环啊入水里,丢我的配饰啊进河流。摘下了啊草地的花朵,赠予了啊身边的侍女。光阴无法啊依旧来过,自己暂时啊乐得自在。
...I will pick a pollia, to give the girl near me. Time passes by but not back, just wait little moment.