丽人行
杜甫
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？ 翠为叶垂鬓唇。
背后何所见？ 珠压腰稳称身。
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。
犀箸厌饫久未下，鸾刀缕切空纷纶。
黄门飞不动尘，御屠络绎送八珍。
萧鼓哀吹感鬼神，宾从杂实要津。
后来鞍马何逡巡！ 当轩下马入锦茵。
杨花雪落覆白， 青鸟飞去衔红巾。
炙手可热势绝伦，慎莫近前丞相嗔。
A Song of Fair Ladies
Du Fu
Of the year’s third moon， it is the third day.
The air is refreshing and makes one gay.
On a riverside in Chang’an City
Swarm many noble ladies of beauty.
High in spirits， charming in appearance，
They are brimming with truth and elegance.
So fine and smooth has their skin texture grown
And so well-ballanced are their flesh and bone！
Their gorgeous embroidered silk clothing
Glitters with strong brilliance in the late spring，
Having golden peacock patterns thereon
And also those of silver unicorn.
What on their heads can they be？
They are hair adornments made of jadeite
That dangle below their temples downright.
What at their backs can one see？
There are beautiful skirts with pearls inlaid
Which to fit them perfectly are well made.
Among them a few are relations near
Of Young， the Imperial concubine dear，
Including the two ladies that had been
Enfeoffed with the Kingdoms of Guo and Qin.
Taken out from bronze cauldrons luxurious，
Stewed humps of camels smell so delicious.
While crystal plates are among them passed on，
Well-cooked white fish are seen lying thereon.
Rhinoceros-horn chopsticks are kept still
For they all have eaten and drunk their fill.
Vainly are cooks busy in cutting things
With the kitchen knives that can cause bells’ rings.
Eunucks on horseback gallope at high speed
With no cloud of dust ever raised indeed.
Imperial cooks in a stream without end
Come busily various dainties to send.
Full of pathos are flute notes and drumbeats
That seem to have moved the very spirits.
Their retainers in a confused cluster
Block up the roads wherever they muster.
See how leisurely trots the bridled steed
That comes the last but is of the best breed.
At the gate， off the horse the rider gets
And steps in， treading on costly carpets.
Like snowflakes the catkins heavily fall，
Covering the white duckweeds one and all.
The messenger blue-birds are sent away
To carry red kerchiefs of women gay.
Such a man of unsurpassed influence
Is ’deed scorching to one in his presence.
Don’t come near the Prime Minister for fear
Of his anger for which you will pay dear.
