A truth/ out of/ fiction/ is but/ the false/ shedding,
A being /from naught/ vanishes/ into/ only/nothing.
卷一之四 癞头僧嘲甄士隐
惯养娇生笑你痴,菱花空对雪澌澌。
好防佳节元宵后,便是烟消火灭时。 So pam-/pered child/ laughing/ with so/ naive,
Her glass/ mirrors/ melting/ white snows/ in vain,
Caring /the days /after/ the Lan-/tern Feast,
All of/ fireworks/ should ex-/tinguish/ by then.
卷一之五 贾雨村对月口占五言律 未卜三生愿,频添一段愁。闷来时敛额,行去几回头。 自顾风前影,谁堪月下俦。蟾光如有意,先上玉人楼。 No one/ foretells/ my pre-/vious life,
My inner-/most is /bearing /some so-/rrow.
Boring /makes her/ frown any-/how,
Gone with/ backward/ looking/ for times.
Stand a-/lone I/,gazing/ at shadow/ in wind,
Moon is/ rising/,who will /become/ my/ fellow?
Please she-/dding cool/ light as /you will,
On the/ chamber/ of my /precious /love.
Well and Done
All yearn/ for a/ immor-/tal life,
Caring/ only /rank and /well done,
Where have/ been the/ ancient/ heroes?
Except/ the tomb/ with th' deep /of grass.
All yearn/ for a/ immor-/tal life,
Caring /only/ fortune/ well done,
Seldom /to be/ seized/ and kept,
Passing /away/ with them /so lone.
All yearn /for a /immor-/tal life,
Caring /only /darling /well done,
Missing/ her lov-/ing day/ and night,
Since death /marry /th' other /she will.
All yearn/ for a/ immor-/tal life,
Caring/ only /sons and /well done,
Parents/ with blind/ love for-/ever,
Have you/ found such / filial /juniors?