佳人 by 杜甫

绝代有佳人，幽居在空谷。 自云良家子，零落依草木。 关中昔丧乱，兄弟遭杀戮。 官高何足论，不得收骨肉。 世情恶衰歇，万事随转烛。 夫婿轻薄儿，新人美如玉。 合昏尚知时，鸳鸯不独宿。 但见新人笑，那闻旧人哭。 在山泉水清，出山泉水浊。 侍婢卖珠回，牵萝补茅屋。 摘花不插发，采柏动盈掬。 天寒翠袖薄，日暮倚修竹。

Beauty (literal translation of Du Fu’s poem)

There is a beauty in the world, living in a secluded valley. She claims to be a good girl, but she lives alone among the grass and trees. Guanzhong was in chaos, and brothers were killed. It doesn’t matter if you are a high-ranking official, you can’t take in your own flesh and blood. The world hates decline and everything changes with the passing of time. The husband is frivolous, and the new wife is as beautiful as jade. The couple knows when to get married, and the mandarin ducks don’t sleep alone. I only see the new wife laughing, and I don’t hear the old one crying. The spring water in the mountains is clear, and the spring water out of the mountains is turbid. The maid came back from selling pearls, and she tied vines to mend the thatched cottage. Picking flowers does not put in hair, picking cypress leaves fills the hands. The weather is cold, the green sleeves are thin, and the sun is setting and leaning against the bamboo.