秦观的《减字木兰花·天涯旧恨》词的上片“天涯”二句，首句“天涯”就距离写游子之远、彼此分离天各一方，“旧恨”就时间写分手之后，别愁离恨之长。

　　减字木兰花·天涯旧恨

　　秦观

　　天涯旧恨，独自凄凉人不问。

　　欲见回肠，断尽金炉小篆香。

　　黛蛾长敛，任是春风吹不展。

　　困倚危楼，过尽飞鸿字字愁。

　　【宋词英译】

　　QIN Guan – Magnolia Lyrics with reduced words

　　I rove among distant corners bearing regrets from bygone days,

　　Feeling miserable in loneliness as no one cares to ask how I've been.

　　I've always hoped to see you again yet disappointed I've always been,

　　Much like curls of smoke from a gilded incense burner that twirl to nothing in vain.

　　My shapely eyebrows often in a deep frown engage,

　　That not even the spring breeze could relieve.

　　Weary and tired on a high-rise, against which I lean,

　　Across fly wild geese in a flight that appear like words and words of grief.

　　【词牌简介】

　　《减字木兰花》，唐教坊曲，后用为词牌，简称《减兰》。《张子野词》入“林钟商”，《乐章集》入“仙吕调”。双调四十四字，与《木兰花》相比，前后片第一、三句各减三字，改为平仄韵互换格，每片两仄韵，两平韵。又有《偷声木兰花》，入“仙吕调”。五十字，只两片并于第三句各减三字，平仄韵互换，与《减字木兰花》相同。