Silk, Sense, and Sensibility

海水夢悠悠，君愁我亦愁。 南風知我意，吹夢到西洲

海水夢悠悠，君愁我亦愁。

南風知我意，吹夢到西洲

My dreams are like ocean waves

crashing to shore.

I know you have worries

which make me worry too.

But the south wind knows my heart

and carries my dreams west to you.

—Poem from Southern Dynasties period, transcribed by Fan Enze