The same forest where this Imperial and important procession was seen
Resounds to-day only with the song of birds,
Which harmonises with the whistling of the winds.
II.
“You are the descendant of the Emperor Ouei-Ou,
Reduced to the state of simple citizen.
The splendour of your ancestors has disappeared,
But blood and features perpetuate themselves.
Your literature has reached the degree of perfection,
And your painting makes you forget honours which you do not covet.