待我长发及腰少年娶我可好待你长发及腰少年我已衰老
[dài wŏ zhăng fā jí yāo shăo nián qŭ wŏ kĕ hăo dài nĭ zhăng fā jí yāo shăo nián wŏ yĭ shuāi lăo]
'When My Hair Reaches My Waist, Will You Wed Me? When Your Hair Reaches Your Waist, I Am Already Old'. A bittersweet wish to be married when one's youthful days last only so long; it conveys a fear that time may pass too quickly.