Pure and Peaceful Airs: No. 3
English translation and interpretation are being reviewed.
长得君王带笑看。
解释春风无限恨，
沉香亭北倚阑干。
English translation
The famous flower and the beauty who would topple a kingdom delight each other; the king forever gazes on her with a smile.
The spring wind's boundless regret is eased away; north of the Chenxiang Pavilion she leans upon the railing.
Meaning
The peerless beauty and the red, gorgeous peony set each other off, and often keep the lord's face wreathed in smiles as he looks on without cease. Together they lean upon the balustrade north of the Chenxiang Pavilion; her moving loveliness is like the spring wind that melts away all spring grief and spring regret.
Background
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This poem was written while Li Bai was serving in the Hanlin Academy at Chang'an. On a spring day in 743 (the second year of the Tianbao era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) or 744 (the third year of Tianbao), Emperor Minghuang and Precious Consort Yang were admiring peonies at the Chenxiang Pavilion, and he bade Li Bai compose new music; Li Bai wrote three pieces at the imperial command, of which this is one.