杜甫

　　丽人行

　　三月三日天气新， 长安水边多丽人。

　　态浓意远淑且真， 肌理细腻骨肉匀。

　　绣罗衣裳照暮春， 蹙金孔雀银麒麟。

　　头上何所有？ 翠微盍叶垂鬓唇。

　　背后何所见？ 珠压腰衱稳称身。

　　就中云幕椒房亲， 赐名大国虢与秦。

　　紫驼之峰出翠釜， 水精之盘行素鳞。

　　犀箸餍饫久未下， 鸾刀缕切空纷纶。

　　黄门飞鞚不动尘， 御厨络绎送八珍。

　　箫鼓哀吟感鬼神， 宾从杂遝实要津。

　　后来鞍马何逡巡？ 当轩下马入锦茵。

　　杨花雪落覆白苹， 青鸟飞去衔红巾。

　　炙手可热势绝伦， 慎莫近前丞相嗔。

　　Folk-song-styled-verse

　　Du Fu

　　A SONG OF FAIR WOMEN

　　On the third day of the Third-month in the freshening weather

　　Many beauties take the air by the Changan waterfront,

　　Receptive, aloof¹, sweet-mannered, sincere,

　　With soft fine skin and well-balanced bone.

　　Their embroidered² silk robes in the spring sun are gleaming ——

　　With a mass of golden peacocks and silver unicorns³.

　　And hanging far down from their temples

　　Are blue leaves of delicate kingfisher feathers.

　　And following behind them

　　Is a pearl-laden train, rhythmic⁴ with bearers.

　　Some of them are kindred to the Royal House ——

　　The titled Princesses Guo and Qin.

　　Red camel-humps are brought them from jade⁵ broilers,

　　And sweet fish is ordered them on crystal trays.

　　Though their food-sticks of unicorn-horn are lifted languidly

　　And the finely wrought⁶ phoenix⁷ carving-knife is very little used,

　　Fleet horses from the Yellow Gate, stirring no dust,

　　Bring precious dishes constantly from the imperial kitchen.

　　……While a solemn sound of flutes⁸ and drums invokes⁹ gods and spirits,

　　Guests and courtiers gather, all of high rank；

　　And finally, riding slow, a dignified¹⁰ horseman

　　Dismounts at the pavilion on an embroidered rug.

　　In a snow of flying willow-cotton whitening the duckweed,

　　Bluebirds find their way with vermilion handkerchiefs ——

　　But power can be as hot as flame and burn people's fingers.

　　Be wary¹¹ of the Premier¹², watch for his frown.