English Rendering
She brings a broom at dawn to the Golden Palace doorway
And dusts the hall from end to end with her round fan,
And, for all her jade-whiteness, she envies a crow
Whose cold wings are kindled in the Court of the Bright Sun.
A Sigh in the Court of Perpetual Faith
- Poetry of Wang Changling
《長信怨》Original Text (中文原文)
奉帚平明金殿开，暂将团扇共徘徊。
玉颜不及寒鸦色，犹带昭阳日影来。
Meaning & Analysis
Folk-song-styled-verse
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