Song of Lasting Regret lines 25-30, Bai Juyi
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lnhammerThis caused the hearts of parents all throughout the land
To prize the birth of, not their sons, but only daughters.
They stayed in high Li Palace, entering azure clouds.
Winds bore immortal music heard both hither and yon—
Slow song and leisurely dance blent with instruments.
All day the ruler gazed, but could not get enough.
遂令天下父母心，
不重生男重生女。
骊宫高处入青云，
仙乐风飘处处闻。
缓歌慢舞凝丝竹，
尽日君王看不足。
Another installment of the high life. (Spoiler: this is about to change.) The Li palace is the same Hauqing of l.9ff. Idiom: the musical instruments are literally "silk (and) bamboo."
To prize the birth of, not their sons, but only daughters.
They stayed in high Li Palace, entering azure clouds.
Winds bore immortal music heard both hither and yon—
Slow song and leisurely dance blent with instruments.
All day the ruler gazed, but could not get enough.
遂令天下父母心，
不重生男重生女。
骊宫高处入青云，
仙乐风飘处处闻。
缓歌慢舞凝丝竹，
尽日君王看不足。
Another installment of the high life. (Spoiler: this is about to change.) The Li palace is the same Hauqing of l.9ff. Idiom: the musical instruments are literally "silk (and) bamboo."