帕布莉卡中谷有蓷[1]
中谷有蓷，
暵[2]其干矣。
有女仳[3]离，
嘅[4]其叹矣。
嘅其叹矣，
遇人之艰难矣！
中谷有蓷，
暵其脩[5]矣。
有女仳离，
条其[6]矣。
条其矣，
遇人之不淑矣！
中谷有蓷，
暵其湿矣。
有女仳离，
啜其泣矣。
啜其泣矣，
何嗟及矣！
谷中长着益母草，
枝干枯槁将折断。
离弃之女伤心肝，
感慨伤心又长叹。
感慨伤心又长叹，
嫁个贤人可真难！
谷中长着益母草，
蔫萎枯槁将发烂。
离弃之女伤心肝，
伤心不禁长声叹。
伤心不禁长声叹，
嫁个男人是祸患！
谷中长着益母草，
根枝枯槁将朽坏。
离弃之女伤心肝，
伤心呜咽尽泣哭。
伤心呜咽尽泣哭，
后悔莫及空长叹！
注释：
[1] 蓷（tuī）：益母草。
[2] 暵（hàn）：干枯。
[3] 仳（pǐ）：离弃。
[4] 嘅：叹息。
[5] 脩：干肉，代指干。
[6] （xiào）：痛声。
Grief of a Deserted Wife[1]
Amid the vale grow mother-worts;
They are withered and dry.
There’s a woman her lord deserts.
O hear her sigh!
O hear her sigh!
Her lord’s a faithless guy.
Amid the vale grow mother-worts;
They are scorched and dry.
There’s a woman her lord deserts.
O hear her cry!
O hear her cry!
She has met a bad guy.
Amid the vale grow mother-worts;
They are now drowned and wet.
There’s a woman her lord deserts.
See her tears jet!
See her tears jet!
It’s too late to regret.
[1]This song was expressive of pity for a deserted wife.
