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A Farewell to Mêng Hao-jan on His Way to Yang-chou
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
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You have left me behind, old friend, at the Yellow Crane Terrace,
On your way to visit Yang-chou in the misty month of flowers;
Your sail, a single shadow, becomes one with the blue sky,
Till now I see only the river, on its way to heaven.
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MLA
Po, Li. “A Farewell to Mêng Hao-jan on His Way to Yang-chou.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/146/.
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Po, Li. “A Farewell to Mêng Hao-jan on His Way to Yang-chou.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/146/.
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