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The Day of No Fire
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
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As the holiday approaches, and grasses are bright after rain,
And the causeway gleams with willows, and wheatfields wave in the wind,
We are thinking of our kinsfolk, far away from us.
O cuckoo, why do you follow us, why do you call us home?
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Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “The Day of No Fire.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/40/.
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Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “The Day of No Fire.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/40/.
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