A Chinese magpie on the Porta de Alcalá,
and a Spanish pigeon,
Took me into the Bourbon Palace.
A violin of King Philip,
Although the strings have been dumb for three hundred years,
But the aftersound is still a natural sound of waltz.
A cabinet of brightly glazed porcelain,
Bringing my eyes to the Ming Dynasty,
The mighty of the nautical kingdom,
Makes me doubt the origin of these porcelains.
Queen Ishabel loves Chinese art,
The silk-woven beauty on the wall of the restaurant is fair,
Pomegranate peaches and grape blossoms on the dome,
It's all a strong Chinese flavor.
Magnolia flowers and pomegranates flutter high on the flag,
I suddenly fell in love with this queen,
She must have been a peace-loving angel.
(At the Royal Palace of Madrid on 25 April 2018)