Relationships
To a Talkative Guest
Translated by Arthur Waley (1919) · From More Translations from the Chinese (1919)
Relationships
The town visitor’s easy talk flows in an endless stream;
The country host’s quiet thoughts ramble timidly on.
“I beg you, Sir, do not tell me about things at Ch‘ang-an;
For you entered just when my harp was tuned and lying balanced on
my knees.”
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Chü-i, Po. “To a Talkative Guest.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/104/.
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Chü-i, Po. “To a Talkative Guest.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/104/.
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