江城子·夜读红楼
Night Reading Dream of the Red Chamber (Jiang Cheng Zi )
作者：熊晓菊(Xiong Xiaoju)
英译：周柯楠(Zhou Kenan)
手虽释卷意舒难，
The book read, thoughts difficult to calm down
孽姻缘，
Evil marriage
罪深渊，
Sin's deep pit
爱恨情仇，
Love and hate, emotions entwined
薄命是红颜。
Tragic end of beauties
莫道荒唐言满纸，
Don't say it’s absurd tales
多少泪，
With so many tears
写成篇。
Stories were written
夜阑把酒话平安，
Speak of peace, wine cup in hand at night
兴犹酣，
Interest still high
自无眠，
Sleepless I remain
南北西东，
North south west east
万户梦香甜。
All households dream sweetly
最是神州今夕好，
Best of all, prosperity of today’s China
风缱绻
Deeply attached affection
月缠绵。
Keenly entangled in love
