Harmonizing with Palace Secretary Jia Zhi's Poem on the Morning Court at Daming Palace
奉和中書舍人賈至早朝大明宮 · Three Hundred Tang Poems
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Harmonizing with Palace Secretary Jia Zhi's Poem on the Morning Court at Daming Palace
The cock crows on the Purple Path, dawn light still cold;
The orioles sing in the imperial city, spring colors near their end.
Through the golden gates the morning bells open ten thousand doors;
The jade steps and immortal staves surround a thousand officials.
Flowers greet the swords and pendants as the stars first fade;
The willows brush the banners, the dew not yet dry.
Only the guest upon the Phoenix Pool—
A single song of "Yang Chun," and all find it hard to match.
奉和中書舍人賈至早朝大明宮
雞鳴紫陌曙光寒，鶯囀皇州春色一作「欲」闌。
金闕一作「鎖」曉鐘開萬戶，玉階仙仗擁千官。
花迎一作「明」劒珮星初落，柳拂旌旗露未乾。
獨有鳳皇池上客，陽春一曲和皆難。