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Apr 2023
Fragmented:

Silk sleeve, ah! No sound
Jade courtyard, ah! Dust grow
Empty room cold and still/silent/lonely
Fallen leaf lean on doubled door-bar
Peer-after that beautiful woman, Ah! Where find?
Feel my heart not-yet at-ease rather

Translated:

O your silk sleeve! In the silent
Jade courtyard. O how dust grows
In a cold and empty room, lonely in stillness.
The fallen leaves lean on the barred double door
Through it look at my beautiful woman, O where does she lie?
I feel my heart not yet at ease, rather skipping beats
Fragmented is a word for word translation of "Lament for a Dead Concubine," by the Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Ch'e, 140-87 B.C)
Written by
Alio  17/M/Rhode Island
(17/M/Rhode Island)   
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