If love between both sides can last for aye,

兩情若是久長時，

Why need they stay together night and day?

又豈在朝朝暮暮。

By Xu Yuanchong, a distinguished Chinese literature translator.

原著《鵲橋仙》，宋代秦觀，著名翻譯家許淵沖翻譯。

For life or for death, however separated,

無論生死，但怎能分離，

To our wives we pledged our word.

對我們的妻子，我們曾承諾。

We held their hands;

執(zhí)子之手，

We are to grow old together with them.

與子偕老。

By James Legge, a noted Scottish sinologist (1815-1897).

原著出自《詩經(jīng)》，蘇格蘭著名漢學家理雅各(1815-1897)翻譯。

On high, we’d be two love birds flying wing to wing,

在天愿做比翼鳥，

On earth, two trees with branches twined from spring to spring.

在地愿為連理枝。

By Xu Yuanchong, a distinguished Chinese literature translator.

原著白居易《長恨歌》，許淵沖翻譯。

By riverside are cooing

關(guān)關(guān)雎鳩，

A pair of turtledoves;

在河之洲，

A good young man is wooing

窈窕淑女，

A fair maiden he loves.

君子好逑。

By Xu Xuanchong, a distinguished Chinese literature translator.

原著出自《詩經(jīng)》，許淵沖翻譯。

I find my gown too large, but I will not regret;

衣帶漸寬終不悔，

It’s worth while growing languid for my dear coquette.

為伊消得人憔悴。

by Xu Yuan Chong, a distinguished Chinese literature translator.

原著柳永《鳳棲語》，許淵沖翻譯。

A thousand times I search for her in the crowd,

眾里尋他千百度，

And, suddenly turning my head,

驀然回首，

Discover her where the lantern lights are dim.

那人卻在燈火闌珊處。

By Yang Xianyi, a renowned Chinese literature translator Yang Xianyi (1915-2009).

原著辛棄疾《青玉案》，著名翻譯家楊憲益翻譯。

Lovers would grieve at parting as of cold.

枝上柳綿吹又少，

How could you stand this clear autumn day so cold!

天涯何處無芳草。

By Xu Yuanchong, a distinguished Chinese literature translator.

原著蘇軾《蝶戀花》，許淵沖翻譯。

Such sorrow can by no means be driven away.

此情無計可消除，

From eyebrows kept apart,

才下眉頭，

Again it gnaws my heart.

卻上心頭。

By Xu Yuanchong, a distinguished Chinese literature translator.

原著李清照《一剪梅》，許淵沖翻譯。