Merely looking back on life he had regrets

Once regrets come to mind

And plum blossoms would be snowing down

plum blossoms fall

Such as watching her swim to the other side of the river

Like watching her swim to the other shore

Such as climbing a pine wood ladder

Like climbing a pine ladder

Danger can indeed strike you as beauty

There is beauty in danger

Not though as watching her return from a horse ride

Why not watch her return on horseback

With fiery cheeks

cheeks warm

Bashful. Bowing her head, responding to the emperor

with shame. Head bowed, she answers the Emperor

A mirror is since long set up for her

A mirror awaits her forever

Let her then sit in the mirror, where she uses to sit   

Let her take her usual place in the mirror

Looking out of the window, merely to remember life and regret

looking out the window, once regrets come to mind

Plum blossoms snowing down covering all of South Mountain

plum blossoms fall over the southern mountain