“The sun has spurned his flower and let her wilt.
The flower's wilted, as the sun won't shine.
Wilted, she drops her petals by the wall—
I've often watched them drop on dew-cold nights.”

Source: Chinh phụ ngâm, Lines 305–308

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Bóng dương để hoa vàng chẳng đoái, Hoa để vàng vì tại bóng dương. Hoa vàng hoa rụng quanh tường, Trải xem hoa rụng đêm sương mấy lần.

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