Tang Yun唐韵

No. 61 · Seven-character quatrain

乌衣巷

Black Robe Lane

Wūyī Xiàng

by Liu Yuxi 刘禹锡 · 772 – 842

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朱雀桥边野草花By Red Sparrow Bridge, wild grass and flowers;
乌衣巷口夕阳斜at the mouth of Black Robe Lane, the sun slants down.
旧时王谢堂前燕The swallows that once nested in the halls of Wang and Xie
飞入寻常百姓家now fly into the houses of ordinary people.