HỒ XUÂN HƯƠNG TRADITION - “An Unplanned Pregnancy”

My giving in yielded this mess.
Don’t you realize my anguish?
Although destiny never raised its head,
There’s a stroke across the willow tree.*
It’s a century-long bond, remember?
This loveload I’ll be lugging.
Whatever the world’s opinions,
To have child, without husband,
Is a very nice feat.