早朝大明宮 賈至

早朝大明宮           賈至 (718-770)

銀燭朝天紫陌長，禁城春色曉蒼蒼。  

千條弱柳垂青鎖，百囀流鶯繞建章。  
劍佩聲隨玉墀步，衣冠身惹御爐香。  
共沐恩波鳳池上，朝朝染翰侍君王。  

Morning Levee in the Grand Brightness Palace     
Jia Zhi (718-770)

Bearing the silver moonlight I come to the levee through the long grand passage Royal Purple,

Dawn tints the Forbidden City with a layer of dark vernal emerald,
Over the Green Florid Palace flutter myriad weeping willows,
Around the Jianzhang Palace twitter hundreds of orioles,
Over the jade steps come sword and jade dingles,
Everybody is redolent of regal incense hail
Basking in His Majesty’s grace in the Phoenix Pool,
With brush in hand ready to serve on His Majesty’s call.