History & Politics
A Farewell to Governor Li on His Way Home to Han-yang
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Sad wanderer, once you conquered the South,
Commanding a hundred thousand men;
Today, dismissed and dispossessed,
In your old age you remember glory.
Once, when you stood, three borders were still;
Your dagger was the scale of life.
Now, watching the great rivers, the Kiang and the Han,
On their ways in the evening, where do you go?
Cite this poem
MLA
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “A Farewell to Governor Li on His Way Home to Han-yang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/5/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ch’ing, Liu. “A Farewell to Governor Li on His Way Home to Han-yang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/liu-chang-ching/5/.
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