A jade cup was broken because old age came br too soon to give fulfilment to hopes; after drinking br three cups of wine I wiped my sword and br started to dance under an autumn moon first br singing in a high voice then unable to halt br tears coming; I remember the day when first br I was summoned to court and I was feasted splendidly br writing poems in praise of the Emperor, making br jokes with officials around several times changing br my horse, taking the best from the br imperial stables; with my whip studded with br jade and coral presented to me by the Emperor, br my life was free and easy, people calling me br the "Banished Immortal." Hsi Shih was good br at smiling as well as frowning, useless br for ordinary girls to try and imitate her. br Surely it was only her loveliness the king adored, br but unfortunately jealousy within the palace br led to her death.