They are lovely, lovely, in the Purple Hall.
The Ruler of Heaven lives in a circumpolar constellation called the Tzŭ Wei, Purple Enclosure; therefore the Palace of his Son, the Ruler of Earth, is called "Purple."
Note 25.
Their only sorrow, that the songs and wu dances are over.
The wu dance is a posturing dance for which special, very elaborately embroidered dresses with long streamers are worn. As the arms move, these scarves float rhythmically in the air.
Note 26.
Changed into the five-coloured clouds and flown away.
The allusion to the five-coloured clouds is to the beautifully variegated clouds, bright with the five colours of happiness, upon which the Immortals ride.
[WRITTEN IN THE CHARACTER OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN]
Note 27.