唐诗三百首英译 李商隐：无题之五

七言律诗

李商隐

无题之五

重帷深下莫愁堂， 卧后清宵细细长。

神女生涯原是梦， 小姑居处本无郎。

风波不信菱枝弱， 月露谁教桂叶香。

直道相思了无益， 未妨惆怅是清狂。

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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！