冬至夜怀湘灵 – 白居易
艳质无由见，寒衾不可亲。
何堪最长夜，俱作独眠人。
A Quatrain by Bai Juyi
(Thinking of Xiang Ling on Winter Solstice Night)
Xiang Ling, I miss you so much without rest,
The quilt too lonely too cold to cling to.
Alas, the longest night we do detest,
As you and I are sleepless, full of rue.
Tr. Ziyuzile
(To be revised)
艳质无由见，寒衾不可亲。
何堪最长夜，俱作独眠人。
A Quatrain by Bai Juyi
(Thinking of Xiang Ling on Winter Solstice Night)
Xiang Ling, I miss you so much without rest,
The quilt too lonely too cold to cling to.
Alas, the longest night we do detest,
As you and I are sleepless, full of rue.
Tr. Ziyuzile
(To be revised)