Li Yu (Southern Tang)

thumb|Immeasurable pain!My dreaming soul last night was king again. Li Yu (Chinese: 李煜; c. 937 – 15 August 978) was the last ruler of the Southern Tang state. Quotes 多少恨，昨夜梦魂中。还似旧时游上苑，车如流水马如龙。花月正春风。 Immeasurable pain!My dreaming soul last night was king again.As in past daysI wandered through the Palace of Delight,And in my dreamDown grassy garden-waysGlided my chariot, smoother than a summer stream;There was moonlight,The trees were blossoming,And a faint wind softened the air of night,For it was spring. 《望江南》 ("Immeasurable Pain"), as translated by Arthur Waley in The Temple (1923), p. 144 External links Index of Poems of Li Yu Category:10th century births Category:10th century deaths Category:Monarchs from China Category:Poets from China