越歌
[明]宋濂
恋郎思郎非一朝，
好似并州[1]花剪刀。
一股在南一股北，
几时裁得合欢袍[2]？
注释：
[1]并州：今山西省太原市一带，古代以产剪刀著名。
[2]合欢袍：指婚服，袍上绣有成双配对的花鸟鱼虫图案，象征美满婚姻。这两句是借问剪刀何时裁成合欢袍，表示久恋的妇女渴望早日成婚。
A Southern Song
Song Lian
I think of and long for my lover day and night;
We’re like the two blades of a pair of scissors bright.
But now one blade is up and the other is down.
When will the blades unite to cut a wedding gown?
