Chang'e the Moon Goddess

嫦娥 · Three Hundred Tang Poems

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Chang'e the Moon Goddess

Chang'e

Li Shangyin

Through the mica screen, candle shadows deepen,

The Milky Way sinks lower; dawn stars fade.

Chang'e must regret stealing the elixir of life—

Beneath blue seas and azure skies, night after night, her heart.

嫦娥

嫦一作「常」娥

李商隱

雲母屏風燭影深

長河漸落曉星沉

嫦一作「常」娥應悔偷靈藥

碧海青天夜夜心

雲母屏風燭影深

長河漸落曉星沉

嫦一作「常」娥應悔偷靈藥

碧海青天夜夜心