Death & Dying
At a Grave
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Death & Dying
An old man lays to rest a much-loved son
By day and night his tears of blood will run,
Albeit when threescore years and ten have fled,
'Tis not a long farewell that he has said.
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K’uang, Ku. “At a Grave.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ku-kuang/0/.
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K’uang, Ku. “At a Grave.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ku-kuang/0/.
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