Unburdening the Heart (Du Mu)
遣懷(杜牧) · Three Hundred Tang Poems
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Unburdening the Heart (Du Mu)
Drifting through the rivers and lakes with wine in hand,
Waists slender as Chu dancers, light as if dancing on a palm;
Ten years, and a dream of Yangzhou is at an end,
Leaving behind a fickle name among the pleasure quarters.
遣懷(杜牧)
落魄江湖載酒行，
楚腰纖細掌中輕；
十年一覺揚州夢，
贏得青樓薄幸名。