Love
On the Eve of Government Examinations, to Secretary Chang
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Love
Out go the great red wedding-chamber candles.
Tomorrow in state the bride faces your parents.
She has finished preparing; she asks of you meekly
Whether her eyebrows are painted in fashion.
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MLA
Ch’ing-yü, Chu. “On the Eve of Government Examinations, to Secretary Chang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chu-ching-yu/2/.
Chicago
Ch’ing-yü, Chu. “On the Eve of Government Examinations, to Secretary Chang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chu-ching-yu/2/.
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