临江仙·听雨

潘岳中

户外风声销永夜，寻夫邂逅他乡。忽来霹雳拆鸳鸯。

相逢遭雨打，陌路各凄惶。

醒却孤身知是梦，惟馀雨势张狂。重回梦境哭无方。

搂儿听屋漏，点滴到天光。

（选自章雪芳主编《小楼听雨》2016-2020，广西师范大学出版社2021年12月第一版）

Listening to the Rain

—To the Tune of Immortal by the River

By PAN Yuezhong

Tr. SHU Enjiang

Outdoors the wind consumes the night so deep;

The wild spouse I seek—a tryst to keep.

A sudden thunder rends the lovebird pair.

Washed by rain, our tryst brings despair;

Lost and alone, each goes elsewhere.

Awake, alone—I know it's but a dream;

Only the rain keeps its rampant stream.

Back to the dream I grope, yet grieve in vain.

Child in arms, I hear leak in pane;

Drip, drop, till daylight breaks again.