My hopes were gone,carried afar by the drifting clouds.
浮云的希冀飘得太远
My words were stranded, washed ashore by the paddling wave.
千万种表达在明沙中搁浅
A glance I took,
沧海桑田一眼
At the stenciling on the wedding invitation,
浓似镂花的婚笺
Which faded into merely strands of smoke.
忽而又淡如青烟