烈女操
孟郊
梧桐相待老，鸳鸯会双死。贞妇贵殉夫，
舍生亦如此。波澜誓不起，妾心古井水。
A Faithful Widow
Meng Jiao
Chinese parasols won’t grow old till their mates do.
When a mandarin drake dies， its duck expires too.
In the same way， a faithful woman ought to die
For her husband， if in the grave he should once lie.
Like the cold stagnant water in the ancient well；
Her icy heart will ne’er again with ripples swell.
