Lakka-trees ripen two by two
And mandarin-ducks die side by side.
If a true-hearted girl will love only her husband,
In a life as faithfully lived as theirs,
What troubling wave can arrive to vex
A spirit like water in a timeless well?
梧桐相待老, 鸳鸯会双死;
贞妇贵殉夫, 舍生亦如此。
波澜誓不起, 妾心井中水。
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