Nature
At Dawn
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
Drive the young orioles away,
Nor let them on the branches play;
Their chirping breaks my slumber through
And keeps me from my dreams of you.
Cite this poem
MLA
Chia-yün, Ka. “At Dawn.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ka-chia-yun/0/.
Chicago
Chia-yün, Ka. “At Dawn.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ka-chia-yun/0/.