离歌浅唱半世殇半挽青丝暮斜阳
[lí gē qiăn chàng bàn shì shāng bàn wăn qīng sī mù xié yáng]
This elegant yet melancholic phrase translates to something akin to 'singing lightly a parting song about the half-lifetime injury under a dusk slanting sun.' There are multiple layers of meaning: 'parting,' symbolizes sorrow; 'half lifetime sorrow' suggests that sorrow is deep-rooted, long-standing pain; and 'a bit of dark green silk' and the 'dusking sun' add to the imagery of time passing and fading beauty.