1. "Two Songs of a Brothel"
Tang Dynasty: Wang Changling
The white horse and the golden saddle follow the Emperor Wu, and the banners are as bright as the Yang Yang.
The young lady at the head of the building was sitting with her zither playing, and she saw flying dust entering the Jianzhang in the distance.
The road is full of poplar flowers and the ditch is full, and the red makeup is hanging on the brothel.
More than a thousand cavalry with gold medals and purple ribbons, the husband and son-in-law pay homage to the marquis at the beginning of their return.
Translation:
The general rode with the emperor on a white horse decorated with a golden saddle, and one hundred thousand soldiers stayed in Changyang Palace. The young woman by the window upstairs played Zheng music and watched the procession of dust entering Jianzhang Palace from a distance.
When the army came back from Chidao, they blew the poplar flowers all over the road into the ditch, and the women in costumes climbed up to the high buildings. Welcome your husband back from the victorious battle with more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and pay homage to him and grant him a title.
2. "The courtyard is full of fragrance, the mountains are covered with faint clouds"
Song Dynasty: Qin Guan
The mountains are covered with faint clouds, the sky is covered with decaying grass, and the sound of drawing horns is heard Cut off the gate.
Suspend the expedition and talk about *** to lead Li Zun. How many old stories from Penglai.
Looking back in the sky, there is a lot of mist. Outside the setting sun, there are thousands of jackdaws, and flowing water surrounds the isolated village.
Ecstasy. At this moment, the sachet is secretly dissolved and the belt is lightly separated.
The brothel survives in vain. When will we see you again?
There are crying marks on the sleeves. From the injured place, Gaocheng can be seen, and the lights are already dusk.
Translation:
On Kuaiji Mountain, the clouds are as faint as half of an ink painting; outside Yuezhou City, the decaying grass reaches the sky, endless. The horn sound from the city gate tower was intermittent. On the passenger ship returning to the north, I toasted and drank with the geisha and said goodbye. Looking back at the many love affairs between men and women, they have turned into wisps of smoke and disappeared at this moment. The sun was setting in front of us, tens of thousands of jackdaws dotted the sky, and a curve of water surrounded the isolated village.
Feeling tender and sweet at the time of sadness, in a trance, he untied the tie around his waist and took off the sachet. It's all in vain to gain the reputation of being ruthless in the brothel. Once this is gone, I wonder when we will meet again? The tears of parting wet the skirt and cuffs of his clothes. It is the time of sadness and sorrow, the city has disappeared, the lights of thousands of houses have been lit, and the sky has entered dusk.
3. "Reminiscences"
Tang Dynasty: Du Mu
In a down and out wine shop in the south of the Yangtze River, his waist is slender and his palms are light.
After ten years of dreaming of Yangzhou, I gained the reputation of a brothel.
Translation:
Frustrated, he wandered the rivers and lakes with wine, indulging in the slender-waisted woman favored by King Ling of Chu and the light dancing posture of Zhao Feiyan. Ten years of debauchery in Yangzhou is like a dream. When I wake up and look back, I end up with a reputation of being ruthless among the brothel girls.
4. "Wind and Rain"
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
The Desolate Sword Chapter, I want to live in poverty.
The yellow leaves are still windy and rainy, and the brothel has its own orchestra.
New acquaintances are exposed to vulgarity, and old acquaintances are separated from each other.
The heart is broken and Xinfeng wine is broken, and thousands of sorrows are spent.
Translation:
Although I have the ambition of Kuangguo and have heroic poems like Guo Yuanzhen's "The Sword Chapter", I never met the Ming Dynasty and spent my years abroad for a long time.
The yellow leaves have withered, and the wind and rain are still destroying them. In the tall buildings of the wealthy and aristocratic families, the wealthy people are singing and dancing, and playing the strings and strings.
New friends are criticized by the secular world, so old friends are alienated due to layers of barriers. I want to put an end to these worries and anxieties in my heart, and use Xinfeng wine to relieve my sorrow and boredom, no matter whether the price is ten thousand or eight thousand.
5. "Falling Flowers"
Song Dynasty: Song Qi
Everyone is hurt when they fall and become red, and they can't bear to forget each other in the mist of the brothel.
When I fly back and dance in the wind, my face is still half-dressed.
Visitors from all over the world return home with tears in their eyes, while people from Zhangtai remove their bones and leave behind their fragrance.
Perhaps there is no intention to pass on the two butterflies, and I will give my love and honey room.
Translation:
The sky is full of falling flowers, each with its own sadness. In the misty brothel, I can't help but think of my old friend, how could I bear to forget.
The flowers seemed to be falling in the air along with the music sung by the beauty. When the flowers fell, they looked like the beauty with half makeup on, looking pitiful.
When I saw the scene of falling flowers, I, a wandering person, couldn’t help but empathize with it and burst into tears. This state of mind was as empty and lonely as the tourists leaving the bustling street, with only the lingering fragrance of the fallen flowers still floating in the air. Attracted two beautiful butterflies and turned their love into sweet honey.