Hanpu Li 李函璞

To the tune of Chaozhongcuo

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First written Revision

《朝中措》

鷦金梳作暗香英,香到鏡中停。 偶影欄前欲並,一絲朱髮先縈。 唇邊鳳語,挹來便作,銀磬微鳴。 字底分明芒刺,唇間猶護餘聲。

To the tune of Chaozhongcuo

Feather-gold combed into a blossom of hidden scent; the scent reaches the mirror and stops. With only a shadow for company at the railing, longing to stand side by side; one strand of red hair entwines first. Phoenix words at the lips: once drawn in, they become the faint ringing of a silver chime-stone. Beneath the words, the thorns are clear; between the lips, the lingering sound is sheltered still.