Palace Verse
宮中詞 · Three Hundred Tang Poems
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Palace Verse
When flowers bloom in silence, the courtyard gate is closed;
Fair ladies stand side by side upon the jade pavilion.
Filled with emotion, they long to speak of palace matters,
But before the parrot dares not utter a word.
宮中詞
寂寂花時閉院門，
美人相並立瓊軒。
含情欲說宮中事，
鸚鵡前頭不敢言。