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Song of Lasting Regret lines 49-54, Bai Juyi (Tang Shi #71)
Tuesday, 26 May 2020 10:03The moon in his makeshift palace showed his broken heart,
A bell chime on a rainy night deepened his feelings.
Days turned and seasons whirled: his dragon carriage returned,
But at that place, he faltered, unable to go on:
Upon the muddy earth beneath the slopes of Mawei
He saw no jade face, just the empty place she died.
行宫见月伤心色，
夜雨闻铃肠断声。
天旋日转回龙驭，
到此踌躇不能去。
马嵬坡下泥土中，
不见玉颜空死处。
Next installment, as the emperor mourns. This time around, Mawei gets named. Mistranslation: more literally, it’s seeing the moon and hearing the bell.
---L.
A bell chime on a rainy night deepened his feelings.
Days turned and seasons whirled: his dragon carriage returned,
But at that place, he faltered, unable to go on:
Upon the muddy earth beneath the slopes of Mawei
He saw no jade face, just the empty place she died.
行宫见月伤心色，
夜雨闻铃肠断声。
天旋日转回龙驭，
到此踌躇不能去。
马嵬坡下泥土中，
不见玉颜空死处。
Next installment, as the emperor mourns. This time around, Mawei gets named. Mistranslation: more literally, it’s seeing the moon and hearing the bell.
---L.