李商隐： 隋宫/ Li Shangyin： THE SUI PALACE

李商隐: 隋宫/ li shangyin: the sui palace
隋宫
李商隐
乘兴南游不戒严， 九重谁省谏书函。
春风举国裁宫锦， 半作障泥半作帆。
the sui palace
li shangyin
when gaily the emperor toured the south
contrary to every warning,
his whole empire cut brocades,
half for wheel-guards, half for sails.

李商隐
乘兴南游不戒严， 九重谁省谏书函。
春风举国裁宫锦， 半作障泥半作帆。

李商隐: 隋宫/ li shangyin: the sui palace
隋宫
the sui palace
li shangyin
when gaily the emperor toured the south
contrary to every warning,
his whole empire cut brocades,
half for wheel-guards, half for sails.