History & Politics
On Hearing a Flute at Night from the Wall of Shou-hsiang
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
History & Politics
The sand below the border-mountain lies like snow,
And the moon like frost beyond the city-wall,
And someone somewhere, playing a flute,
Has made the soldiers homesick all night long.
Cite this poem
MLA
I, Li. “On Hearing a Flute at Night from the Wall of Shou-hsiang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-i/3/.
Chicago
I, Li. “On Hearing a Flute at Night from the Wall of Shou-hsiang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-i/3/.
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