Love
To Her Lover
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Love
The tide in the river beginning to rise,
Near the sad hour of parting, brings tears to our eyes;
Alas that these furlongs of willow-strings gay
Cannot hold fast the boat that will soon be away!
Cite this poem
MLA
Ts’ai-chi, Chao. “To Her Lover.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chao-tsai-chi/0/.
Chicago
Ts’ai-chi, Chao. “To Her Lover.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chao-tsai-chi/0/.