Love
A Song of the Southern River
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Love
Since I married the merchant of Ch'ü-t'ang
He has failed each day to keep his word. . . .
Had I thought how regular the tide is,
I might rather have chosen a river-boy.
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MLA
I, Li. “A Song of the Southern River.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-i/2/.
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I, Li. “A Song of the Southern River.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-i/2/.
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