1 未央新春雨夜淋 New night spring rain falling upon the Palace of Not-Zenith-Yet,
2 長門妝台舊日塵 And old dust gathering on the dressing table in the Palace of Eternal Gate,
3 離天三尺曾一時 Three feet away from Heaven was once upon a time,
4 隔世萬里而今人 Separated from this world is ten thousand miles of this person of today.
1 The main Han Dynasty palace, the abode of the emperor. A Han concept that it is better to forever reach the zenith because once reached, decay will start. This line means that someone new favorite is receiving the rain and mist from by the emperor, most probably the new second empress, Wei Zifu.
2 Also known as the Long Gate Palace. This is where Han Wu Ti’s first empress, Chen Ah Chiao was exiled to for the remaining days of her life.
3 Heaven here alludes to the emperor. See Never Happily Ever After I
Wednesday, 23, 2023
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