Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
曾几何时邂逅，柳园通幽，
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
曾几何时走过，玉足白透。
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
曾几何时说爱，如叶新抽，
But I, being young and foolish, with her did not agree.
曾几何时年幼，不予轻苟。
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
曾几何时驻留，河边野后，
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
曾几何时轻搂，纤纤玉手。
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
曾几何时嘱咐，水旁草油，
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
曾几何时轻狂，泪沾满袖。
而现如今折柳，情深不寿。