No. 46 · Seven-character quatrain
闺怨
A Wife's Complaint
by Wang Changling 王昌龄 · 698 – 757
- Love
- Spring
- Regret
闺中少妇不知愁A young wife in her room, knowing nothing of sorrow,
春日凝妆上翠楼one spring day dressed with care and climbed the green tower.
忽见陌头杨柳色Then she saw the colour of the willows along the road —
悔教夫婿觅封侯and regretted sending her husband off to seek a title.
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