Death & Dying
On Leaving the Tomb of Premier Fang
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Having to travel back now from this far place,
I dismount beside your lonely tomb.
The ground where I stand is wet with my tears;
The sky is dark with broken clouds. . . .
I who played chess with the great Premier
Am bringing to my lord the dagger he desired. . . .
But I find only petals falling down,
I hear only linnets answering.
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MLA
Fu, Tu. “On Leaving the Tomb of Premier Fang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-fu/46/.
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Fu, Tu. “On Leaving the Tomb of Premier Fang.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-fu/46/.
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