Du Xunhe
Knowing beauty my misfortune①,
I face my mirror with a sigh.
To please a fastidious② emperor,
How shall I array myself?
Birds flock and sing when the wind is warm,
Flower shadows climb when the sun is high
And year after year girls in the south
Are picking hibiscus③, dreaming of love!
① misfortunen. 不幸;恶运;不幸的事;灾难
② fastidiousadj. 爱挑剔的;难讨好的;过分讲究的
③ hibiscusn. 【植】木槿
春宫怨
杜荀鹤
早被婵娟误,
欲妆临镜慵。
承恩不在貌,
教妾若为容。
风暖鸟声碎,
日高花影重。
年年越溪女,
相忆采芙蓉。