佚名
叵耐靈鵲多謾語。
送喜何曾有憑據?
幾度飛來活捉取。
鎖上金籠休共語。
比擬好心來送喜。
誰知鎖我在金籠里。
欲他征夫早歸來。
騰身卻放我向青云里。
(Anonymous)
Bored with the magpie’s repeated chatter,
That touches on no important matter.
I capture it when it flies to my house,
And lock it in a cage to shut its mouth.
With good intent I bring you a good message,
But who expects you to lock me in the cage?
I wish her recruited man would return soon,
So she will release me to the sky free from bondage.