Living
The Husbandman's Song
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Living
Work, work, — from the rising sun
Till sunset comes and the day is done
I plough the sod
And harrow the clod.
And meat and drink both come to me.
So what care I for the powers that be?
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MLA
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “The Husbandman's Song.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/3/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “The Husbandman's Song.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/3/.
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