Living
The King Will Want You
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Living
When the leaves are green,
And full of life,
The king will want you
For his wife.
When the leaves are yellow
From time and tide,
The king will want you
For his bride.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The King Will Want You.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/106/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The King Will Want You.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/106/.
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