Rough translation: shēng qián bù jiě duì fāng xīn zhōng qíng yì 生前不解對方心中情意， He couldn’t understand his feelings during the living, sǐ hòu yǔ shī tóng qǐn 死後與屍同寢 And after death, he slept with his corpse cǐ děng qíng yì 此等情意， Such affection dāng shì wú shuāng 當世無雙 Is unparalleled in this world gōng zǐ, nǐ tīng shuō guò chūn shān hèn ma 公子，你聽說過春山恨嗎 My lord, have you heard of Chun Shan Hen? zǐ yuē: wéi rén shī biǎo 子曰：為人師表 The master said: be an exemplary character for other people’s sake xū huái ruò gǔ qì piān piān 虛懷若谷氣翩翩 Be modest, open minded, and graceful huì rén bù juàn yù xián cái 誨人不倦育賢才 Instruct with tireless zeal táo lǐ tiān xià shèng míng xiǎn 桃李天下盛名顯 Make your name be known all across the world zěn nài qīng qiū liāo rén xīn huái 怎奈清秋撩人心懷 How Qing Qiu made people's heart tremble yī shān jǐn tuì fā líng luàn 衣衫盡褪發凌亂 His clothes undone and dishevelled yān bō hào miǎo shàn kǒu fēn fāng 煙波浩渺擅口芬芳 His hypnotising fragrance overtaking one’s mind fǔ shǒu jiān jiāo mèi rú tú 俯首間嬌媚如荼 He bent his neck coquettishly like a flower zǐ yuē: bù fù liáng xiāo 子曰：不負良宵 The master said: don’t turn your back on this beautiful night zhuó dēng zhàng qián yǐng chéng shuāng 濁燈帳前影成雙 The shadows behind the bed curtains were two qīng róu màn niǎn mǒ fù tiāo 輕揉慢撚抹復挑 They gently massaged and teased each other chūn fēng huà yǔ mìng mén kāi 春風化雨命門開 The spring wind and rain forced the doors open wàn lǐ háng zhōu bō lán pāi àn 萬里行舟波瀾拍岸 For thousands of miles, waves struck upon boats (probably refers to the papapa sound) jiǔ qiǎn yī shēn jī làng nán 九淺一深激浪難 Nine shallow thrusts and one deep shove aroused unrestrained ecstasy yù zhǐ jiū chán yuān yāng tí hé 玉指糾纏鴛鴦啼和 Jade-like fingers intertwined, the pair of lovers cried out chàng yī qū chūn shān yán mián 唱一曲春山延綿 They sang a song of Chun Shan that never ends piān zhōu yáo yè gòng fù wū shān 扁舟搖曳共赴巫山 The small boat swayed and headed towards Wu Shan (going to Wu Shan is euphemism for having sex) yú shuǐ zhī huān qiè mò tān 魚水之歡切莫貪 Don’t corrupt the happiness of these lovers liǔ yíng fēng zhé huā mào mǎn gài 柳迎風折花茂滿溉 The willow dance to the wind, the flowers grow luxuriantly tǔ nà jiān yī mài xiāng chuán 吐納間一脈相傳 This is a story that will be passed from mouth to mouth
