“Looking at Jiangnan·Mo Panwo” is a Dunhuang song ci, which was written in the Tang Dynasty. This ci is written in the voice of a prostitute, advising men not to be too sentimental, and using a willow tree as a metaphor to show her miserable situation of being a prostitute. One theory is that this ci is a strong protest of prostitutes against men who play with them at will.
《望江南·莫攀我》是一首敦煌曲子词，是唐代的作品。此词以青楼女子的口吻，奉劝男子不必多情，并以柳树自喻，表明自己沦落风尘的悲凉处境。此词一说是青楼女子对随意玩弄她们的男性表示强烈的不满和抗议。
《望江南·莫攀我》 无名氏
莫攀我，攀我太心偏。
我是曲江临池柳，
这人摘了那人攀。
恩爱一时间。
Favor Me Not
Tune: “Dreaming of the South”
Anonymous
Favor me not,
Or you’re silly.
I am a plaything only
To be loved momentarily,
Just like a willow tree by the Qujiang River
Visited or damaged by one after another.
