元稹: 行宫/ Yuan Zhen: THE SUMMER PALACE

行宫

元稹

寥落古行宫， 宫花寂寞红。

白头宫女在， 闲坐说玄宗。

THE SUMMER PALACE

Yuan Zhen

In the faded old imperial palace,

Peonies are red, but no one comes to see them....

The ladies-in-waiting have grown white-haired

Debating the pomps of Emperor Xuanzong.