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白头吟 （汉乐府相和歌辞）

皑如山上雪，皎若云间月。
闻君有两意，故来相决绝。
今日斗酒会，明旦沟水头。
躞蹀御沟上，沟水东西流。
凄凄复凄凄，嫁娶不须啼。
愿得一心人，白头不相离。
竹竿何袅袅，鱼尾何簁簁！
男儿重意气，何用钱刀为！

As white as the snow on the mountain,
As bright as the moon in the cloud.
Heard that you were two-timing me,
So I come to bid a farewell.
  
Today we meet to drink a bucket of wine,
Tomorrow we break up on canal bank.
I shall stroll along the royal canal,
Where water is flowing to the east.
  
Heartbreaking and even more,
When married there's no need to cry.
Hope to have a faithful love,
Not being apart even when hair is white.
   
Bamboo stick is long and soft,
Fish tail joyfully sways. 
If a man cherished his love, 
Money shouldn't have changed his heart.