白居易·《王昭君》英译

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君王若问妾颜色，莫道不知宫里时。

Wang Zhaojun

Bai Juyi

Begging the Han envoy to pass on a message, she said

“To get me back when will a ransom of gold be paid?

If His Majesty should ask about my looks,

Don’t say I’m not so charming as I was in the palace.”