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A Message to Mêng Hao-jan
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Master, I hail you from my heart,
And your fame arisen to the skies. . . .
Renouncing in ruddy youth the importance of hat and chariot,
You chose pine-trees and clouds; and now, white-haired,
Drunk with the moon, a sage of dreams,
Flower-bewitched, you are deaf to the Emperor . . .
High mountain, how I long to reach you,
Breathing your sweetness even here!
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MLA
Po, Li. “A Message to Mêng Hao-jan.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/149/.
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Po, Li. “A Message to Mêng Hao-jan.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/149/.
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