王建·《夜看扬州市》英译

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高楼红袖客纷纷。

如今不似时平日，

犹自笙歌彻晓闻。

Night Scenes of Yangzhou Marketplace

Wang Jian

Myriad lights of the marketplace illumine the sky,

Singsong girls in tall building entertain their guests.

The country has declined since times of peace,

Yet music and song resound here through the night.