西施咏
作者：王维
本作品收录于：《唐诗三百首》
Song of Xishi
By Wang Wei
This poem is included in Three Hundred Tang Poems.
艳色天下重，西施宁久微。
Beauty is valued everywhere in the world; how could Xishi remain obscure for long?
朝乃越溪女，暮作吴宫妃。
In the morning she was a girl by the Yue stream; by evening she became a consort in the Wu palace.
贱日岂殊众，贵来方悟稀。
When lowly, how was she different from the crowd? Only after rising to honor did people realize her rarity.
邀人傅香粉，不自著罗衣。
She summoned others to apply fragrant powder; she no longer put on her silk robes herself.
君宠益娇态，君怜无是非。
The lord’s favor made her even more coquettish; with his affection, there was no right or wrong.
当时浣纱伴，莫得同车归。
Her former companions who washed silk with her could not return home in the same carriage.
持谢邻家子，效颦安可希？
I tell this to the girl next door: how can you hope to imitate her frown and achieve the same?