Ripples Sifting Sand
- Poetry of Liu Yuxi

《浪淘沙·日照澄洲江雾开》

- Last updated: 2024-03-24 17:32:43

Ripples Sifting Sand by Liu Yuxi
中文原文

日照澄洲江雾开，淘金女伴满江隈。

美人首饰侯王印，尽是沙中浪底来。

English Translation

The sun dispels the mist and shines on river-strand,

The crook is crowd'd with women washing gold from sand.

The seals of kings and lords,tinsels of ladies fair

Are taken from the sand and by these poor women's care.

In this poem the reader will find a striking contrast between the women washing gold-bearing gravel in the river and the fair ladies wearing gold tinsels in the palace.

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