李商隐： 无题二首（之二）/ Li Shangyin： TO ONE UNNAMED II

李商隐: 无题二首（之二）/ li shangyin: to one unnamed ii
无题二首（之二）
李商隐
飒飒东风细雨来， 芙蓉塘外有轻雷。
金蟾啮璅烧香入， 玉虎牵丝汲井回。
贾氏窥帘韩掾少， 宓妃留枕魏王才。
春心莫共花争发， 一寸想思一寸灰。
to one unnamed ii
li shangyin
a misty rain comes blowing with a wind from the east,
and wheels faintly thunder beyond hibiscus pool.
...round the golden-toad lock, incense is creeping;
the jade tiger tells, on its cord, of water being drawn
a great lady once, from behind a screen, favoured a poor youth;
a fairy queen brought a bridal mat once for the ease of a prince and then vanished.
...must human hearts blossom in spring, like all other flowers?
and of even this bright flame of love, shall there be only ashes?