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《彩书怨》 上官婉儿
叶下洞庭初，思君万里余。
露浓香被冷，月落锦屏虚。
欲奏江南曲，贪封蓟北书。
书中无别意，惟怅久离居。
Reproach in a Letter on Colored Paper
Shangguan Wan’er
When first leaves fall on Lake Dongting,
I long for you, thousands of miles away.
In heavy dew my scented quilt feels cold,
At moonset, brocade screen deserted.
I would play a Southland melody
And crave to seal a letter to Jibei(1).
The letter has no other message but
This misery in living long apart.
1. Jibei, in the far northeastern corner of China, represents a region of frontier warfare, thus suggesting a woman writing to her husband away in the army.
