At the Riverside  

                                          wenjie

You live on the other bank of the small river,

And I live on this bank of it.

You and I have so much in common,

And we see each other across the river every day.

Two young figures

Are mirrored on the small river.

Aren’t they two snow lotuses

In full bloom on top of the snowy mountain?

So much I like

Your sweet voice,

And the boy you love is no one else

But me, a young herdsman.

I make a pasionate gesture

To respond your love.

To our pure love,

I will dedicate all myself.

You like me being strong and harding working;

I like you having a clever hand.

A herdsman loves a shepherd girl,

Just like the blue water runs around the green hill.

You live on the other bank of the small river,

And I live on this bank of it.

We two so much love each other,

How could this small river stop us?

—唐政秋译（《中国爱情诗精选》四川人民出版社 2006）