Wang Ts'ai-Wei: Since You Went Away ~ 王采薇·《自君之出矣》 with English Translations

王采薇（1753—1776）初名薇玉。清书画家、诗人。字玉珍、玉瑛。武进（今常州市区）人。王光燮女，孙星衍妻。好读汉晋文史，论史颇有见识。喜吟咏诗赋，所作诗词多凄苦之情。工小楷，善画。著有《长离阁诗集》等。

王采薇·《自君之出矣》

自君之出矣，两瘦不相识。

炯心如流丹，掬赠焉可得？

Since You Went Away

Wang Ts’ai-Wei

Since you went away,

Both of us have grown thin, unrecognizable.

My heart flames like flowing cinnabar;

How could I hold it, offer it up to you?

（Irving Lo 译）