On rivers nine, oh! with you I roam
The whirlwinds rise, oh! and billows foam.
My water chariot, oh! lotus-canopied,
Two dragon-steeds, oh! run side by side.
On Mount Kunlun, oh! I look around;
My heart surges up, oh! beyond the bounds.
Homesick at dusk, oh! why not go back?
I gaze afar, oh! to find lost track.
You've fish-scaled house, oh! and dragon's hall,
Purple towers, oh! and pearly wall.
What would you do, oh! lord, after all?
I'd chase spotted fish, oh! on turtle white,
And roam with you, oh! on sands in delight,
while melted ice, oh! drifts left and right.
Let us go eastward, oh! hand in hand!
I'll see you off, oh! for southern land.
Waves on waves rise, oh! to welcome you;
Fish on fish leap, oh! to bid adieu.