A Song of Pure Happiness III
- Poetry of Li Bai (Li Po)

《清平调·其三》
A Song of Pure Happiness III by Li Bai (Li Po)
中文原文
Simplified Chinese Version

名花倾国两相欢，长得君王带笑看。

解释春风无限恨，沉香亭北倚阑干。

Traditional Chinese Version

名花傾國兩相歡， 常得君王帶笑看。

解釋春風無限恨， 沈香亭北倚闌干。

English Translation

Lovely now together, his lady and his flowers

Lighten for ever the Emperor's eye,

As he listens to the sighing of the far spring wind

Where she leans on a railing in the Aloe Pavilion.

Folk-song-styled-verse

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