北方有佳人。绝世而独立。

一顾倾人城。再顾倾人国。

宁不知倾城与倾国。佳人难再得。

Song of the Northern Beauty

There is a beauty in the northern lands,

Unequaled, high above the world she stands.

At her first glance, soldiers would lose theri town;

At her second, a monarch would his crown.

How could the soldiers and monarch neglect their duty?

For town and crown are overshadowed by her beauty.