Pure Melody (A single crimson branch with condensed dew)

清平調 (一枝紅艷露凝香) · Three Hundred Tang Poems

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English translation 中文原文

A single branch of crimson splendor, dew congealing its perfume—

The Cloud-and-Rain tryst at Mount Wu brings heartbreak in vain.

Pray, who in the Han palace could compare to her?

Lovable Zhaoyi, leaning on her fresh-made adornment!

清平調 (一枝紅艷露凝香)

一枝紅艷露凝香，雲雨巫山枉斷腸。

借問漢宮誰得似？可憐飛燕倚新妝！