Under The Peony Pavilion

1 牡丹亭下良緣結 Under the Peony Pavilion, a destiny was formed,

2金葉無意前姻絕 An unintentional leaf of gold had it ended.
3 人去夢盡情未了 Dreams end when the person is gone but love never does,
4 朦朧影後春光別 Even when shadows became fuzzy and youth had bidden farewell.

1 Without knowing the allusion, the first two lines offer no meaning or connection. In many ways, it is the reverse of a Romeo-Juliet story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peony_Pavilion.

2 “Leaf of gold”, a withered leaf or a leaf in autumn.  Here it is a falling autumn leaf.

Monday, April 10, 2023