Court Lady (淑女)

Inscription

Spring steals in before the warmth has fully come; it is the willows by the brook this morning. Grass games hide in the slanting sun, and two or three flowers lean over the wall. Under chilly green willows the path runs to the brook and the hills. Where a faint fragrance suddenly fills the air, a maiden in a cyan skirt and white sleeves passes the red rail — from whose house does she come? Far mountains stretch with wandering clouds; the one I miss walks beyond the open plain, while young boys tend the new fields. After rain, longing nearly breaks; evening light lingers by the west chamber. All day she weaves among hemp and mulberry, and by moonlight tends silkworms after the frost. Year after year, letters lengthen the grief; those sorrowful lines cannot even stay in dreams. They say the capital holds a thousand joys; how do you fare, and are you safe?

寄春未盼暖欲然，元是今朝溪边杨。斗草掩斜阳，三两出墙花。枝寒绿柳枝下路，早晚溪边山。忽然轻香迷漫处，青裙缟袂，谁家女儿过红栏。远山云乱横，离人平野外，新耕少儿郎。雨后思欲断，晚霞近西厢。日织如麻桑，妻月霜后蚕。鱼书经岁牵恨长，那时愁句，梦也难将。闻道京华千般好，君身如何安。

Seal

Nancun.

Condition

Excellent

Authenticity & Origin

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