In a time long ago there was a girl named Zhu Yingtai
Disguised as a boy she went to study far away
Met Liang Shanbo a scholar so true
Their friendship grew like the morning dew
For three years they studied side by side
Shared the same room under the same sky
Liang didn't know Yingtai was a girl
In his heart she was just a dear friend in the world
But then came the day Yingtai had to go back home
She left a hint but Liang didn't understand alone
He later found out she was a beauty fair
Their love began but fate was not so rare
Yingtai was betrothed to another man
Liang's heart was broken like the falling sand
He fell ill and died in sorrow and pain
Leaving Yingtai with a heart in rain
On her wedding day the wind blew strong
The procession stopped at Liang's grave along
Yingtai cried out with all her might
The grave opened wide and she jumped inside
Then from the grave a pair of butterflies flew
Together they soared in the sky blue
Their love was eternal though they died
A tragic love story that will always abide