好花不常开 好景不常在
愁堆解笑眉 泪洒相思带
今宵离别后 何日君再来
喝完了这杯 请进点小菜
人生难得几回醉 不欢更何待
（来来来 喝完了这杯再说吧）
今宵离别后 何日君再来
停唱阳关叠 重擎白玉杯
殷勤频致语 牢牢抚君怀
今宵离别后 何日君再来
喝完了这杯 请进点小菜
人生难得几回醉 不欢更何待
（哎 再喝一杯 干了吧）
今宵离别后 何日君再来
	
English Translation Notes: wanted to teach my American-born kids some Chinese. Maybe too late now (they are college age)? My last desperate try will be introducing them to some Chinese pop music. So why not start with "Asia's eternal queen of pop" Teresa Teng (Teng Li-Chun or Deng Lijun)? There are various versions of English translation for this lovely song, but as someone enjoying both music and languages (especially poetic translation), I need my own rendition! So here it is...  (一直想让孩子学中文，现在她们已大，可能已晚？只能用“亚洲永恒流行乐女王”邓丽君的歌再试一下了。《何日君再来》已有几个英译版本，如下是我自己翻译的） 6park.com
When Will You Come Again? 
Flowers don’t bloom for long; good times can’t last forever.
Sad though I put on a happy face, tears streaming down like river.
After we part tonight, will I see you again ever?
Let’s empty our glasses and finish the left-over.
Life is too short to steep in sorrow; be merry now, or never.
(Speaking: “Come on, finish the drink then we’ll talk”)
Till I see you again, as we part when the night is over.
Stop the farewell song, raise your glass higher.
We’ll do some hearty talk and embrace shoulder to shoulder.
After we part tonight, will I see you again ever?
Let’s empty our glasses and finish the left-over.
Life is too short to steep in sorrow; be merry now, or never.
(Speaking: “Come on, have another one and empty it”)
Till I see you again, as we part when the night is over.
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