李益: 江南曲/ li yi: a song of the southern river
江南曲
李益
嫁得瞿塘贾， 朝朝误妾期。
早知潮有信， 嫁与弄潮儿。
a song of the southern river
li yi
since i married the merchant of qutang
he has failed each day to keep his word....
had i thought how regular the tide is,
i might rather have chosen a river-boy.
。