The Jewel Stairs' Grievance

Li Po

The jewelled steps are already quite white with dew,

It is so late that the dew soaks my gauze stockings,

And I let down the crystal curtain

And watch the moon through the clear autumn.

(translated by Ezra Pound,who adds the following

NOTE: Jewel stairs, therefore a palace. Grievance, therefore there is something to complain of. Gauze stockings, therefore a court lady, not a servant who complains. Clear autumn, therefore he has no excuse on account of the weather. Also she has come early, for the dew has not merely whitened the stairs, but has soaked her stockings. The poem is especially prized because she utters no direct reproach.)

附：玉阶怨

[唐]   李白

玉阶生白露， 夜久侵罗袜。

却下水晶帘， 玲珑望秋月。

II:

Taking Leave of a Friend

Blue mountains to the north