Disaster overtook the empire when war drums, booming from Yuyang, shocked the whole earth,Completely ruining the melody titled Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Coat.
九重城阙烟尘生，千乘万骑西南行。
翠华摇摇行复止，西出都门百余里。
Smoke was rising from the imperial palace looming in the dust,While tens of thousands of fleeing horses and carriages were heading southwest.
The sumptuously decorated imperial carriage wobbled along the way, now moving and now pausing,Till it was brought to a halt somewhere over one hundred miles from the western gate of the capital.
六军不发无奈何，宛转蛾眉马前死。
花钿委地无人收，翠翘金雀玉搔头。
The imperial guards refused to continue the journey, leaving the Emperor no choiceBut to give an edict to have his beloved concubine hanged, who wrinkled her eyebrows and died in front of the horse-driven imperial carriage.
Her decorated hairpins fell to the ground, but no one picked them up.Hair decorations, Curved Jade and Gold Siskin, and jade hairpins were all scattered about.
君王掩面救不得，回看血泪相和流。
黄埃散漫风萧索，云栈萦纡登剑阁。
While she was dying, the Emperor could do nothing but cover his face.Later, when he turned around to take a look, blood and tears started rolling down his cheeks.
Yellow dust billowed in the air while the cold wind was hissing.Along the narrow paths planked over cliffs, the fleeing royalty meandered their way to Dagger Tower.
峨嵋山下少人行，旌旗无光日色薄。
蜀江水碧蜀山青，圣主朝朝暮暮情。
Very few people were spotted passing the foot of Emei Mountain.Flags and banners lost their glories against the declining sun.
Although the rivers of Shu were blue and the mountains green,The Emperor was still possessed by the memory of his lost love, either day or night.
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