蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜。所謂伊人，在水一方。
溯洄從之，道阻且長。溯游從之，宛在水中央。
蒹葭萋萋，白露未晞。所謂伊人，在水之湄。
溯洄從之，道阻且躋。溯游從之，宛在水中坻。
蒹葭采采，白露未已。所謂伊人，在水之涘。
溯洄從之，道阻且右。溯游從之，宛在水中沚。
蘆葦
蘆花一片白蒼蒼，露水變霜白茫茫。
我所思念的伊人，在河水的那一方。
逆著流水去找她，道路阻險又漫長。
順著流水去找她，她又到了水中央。
蘆花一片白淒淒，露水一片仍潮濕。
我所思念的伊人，在河邊的青草地。
逆著流水去找她，道路阻險又崎嶇。
順著流水去找她，她又到了小島地。
蘆葦一片蒼黃，朝露閃閃發亮。
我所思念的伊人，在河岸的那一旁。
逆著流水去找她，道路阻險又漫長。
順著流水去找她，她又去了小島上。
White infinity of reed plumes.
White frost forms
From evening dew.
At the water's edge, a lady whom I love –
Upstream I attempt to reach her,
The journey stretching long and hard.
Downstream I struggle to reach her,
Receding into a misty shroud.
White infinity of reed plumes.
White dew still, moist.
The lady whom I love –
Limns the shore, like ice.
Fading upstream she eludes me,
On a long, arduous journey.
I pursue her downstream,
Shimmering on a barren mound.
Brown infinity of wilted reeds,
Still, wet with white glittering dew.
My lady love is beyond the bank.
Upstream I search for her in vain,
On the steep endless journey.
Downstream I seek her,
Where she seems to stand,
On a small isle of sand.
