煙籠寒水月籠沙,夜泊秦淮近酒家。商女不知亡國恨,隔江猶唱《後庭花》。
Anchoring on Qinhuai River
by Du Mu of Tang Dynasty
Mists over cold water and moonlight on sands,
Anchoring on Qinhuai at night close to a wineshop.
The singing girls don’t know the regret of the lost realm,
Still chanting the song of “Backyard Flower” beyond the river.