《王昭君》 白居易
汉使却回凭寄语，黄金何日赎蛾眉？
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.”
