Farewell song at Suzhou Gate Tom Sharp

I’m getting too old for leaving home; my gray head bows under gray clouds. I don’t hear from my old friends and my friends at work have too much to do. Only you have come to sing for me, and you’ll miss me when I’m gone. As I leave your song fades and a cool drizzle gets my face wet. Don’t dry your tears with a handkerchief; let them stain your silk shirt. The stains will show you missed me when we meet again.

醉落魄·苏州阊门留别 苏轼

苍颜华发，故山归计何时决！ 旧交新贵音书绝，惟有佳人，犹作殷勤别。 离亭欲去歌声咽，潇潇细雨凉吹颊。 泪珠不用罗巾浥，弹在罗衫，图得见时说。