To the Tune ‘I Paint My Lips Red’ (Anonymous Courtesan [Sung Dynasty])

After kicking on the swing,

Lasciviously, I get up and rouge my palms.

Thick dew on a frail flower,

Perspiration soaks my thin dress.

A new guest enters.

My stockings come down

And my hairpins fall out.

Embarrassed, I run away,

And lean flirtatiously against the door,

Tasting a green plum.