《桃花扇传奇》题词
[清]陈宇王
玉树歌[1]残迹已陈,
南朝宫殿柳条新。
福王少小风流惯,
不爱江山爱美人。
注释:
[1]玉树歌:南朝陈后主所作的《玉树后庭花》。
On Reading Peach Blossom Fan
Chen Yuwang
None sings The Jade Tree Song[1], no trace of yore in view;
In Southern palace willow trees again look new.
While young, the prince[2] in gallantry was an old hand;
He loves a beautiful woman more than his land.
注释:
[1]“The Jade Tree Song” was composed by the last emperor(553—604) of the Chen Dynasty and became the symbol of a conquered kingdom.
[2]The last prince of the Ming Dynasty was captured as the last emperor of the Chen Dynasty, one of the Southern Dynasties.