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Chang’e, Li Shangyin (Tang Shi #303)
Saturday, 21 March 2020 07:43The candle’s shadows deepen on the mica screen—
The River of Stars slowly lowers, the Dawn Star sinks.
Chang’e surely regrets stealing the potion of life:
Green skies, blue seas, night after night in her heart.
嫦娥
云母屏风烛影深，
长河渐落晓星沈。
嫦娥应悔偷灵药，
碧海青天夜夜心。
Chang’e stole the potion of immortality (given to her husband) and fled to the moon, where she remained exiled as the moon goddess.
—L.
The River of Stars slowly lowers, the Dawn Star sinks.
Chang’e surely regrets stealing the potion of life:
Green skies, blue seas, night after night in her heart.
嫦娥
云母屏风烛影深，
长河渐落晓星沈。
嫦娥应悔偷灵药，
碧海青天夜夜心。
Chang’e stole the potion of immortality (given to her husband) and fled to the moon, where she remained exiled as the moon goddess.
—L.