唐詩三百首英譯 李商隱：無題之五

七言律詩

李商隱

無題之五

重帷深下莫愁堂， 臥後清宵細細長。

神女生涯原是夢， 小姑居処本無郎。

風波不信菱枝弱， 月露誰教桂葉香。

直道相思了無益， 未妨惆悵是清狂。

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Li Shangyin

TO ONE UNNAMED V

There are many curtains in your care-free house，

Where rapture lasts the whole night long.

……What are the lives of angels but dreams

If they take no lovers into their rooms？

……Storms are ravishing the nut-horns，

Moon- dew sweetening cinnamon-leaves

I know well enough naught can come of this union，

Yet how it serves to ease my heart！