Usually I endeavour to command my feelings,

But now, when my emotions come upon me suddenly, they are difficult to control.

Being returned home, I look at my own little girl.

My tears fall as rain. They trickle down the string of my cap and continue to flow.


SUNG TO THE AIR: "LOOKING SOUTH OVER THE RIVER AND DREAMING"

BY WÊN T'ING-YÜN

The hair is combed,

The face is washed,