History & Politics
Over the Border
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
History & Politics
The moon goes back to the time of Ch'in, the wall to the time of Han,
And the road our troops are travelling goes back three hundred miles. . . .
Oh, for the Winged General at the Dragon City —
That never a Tartar horseman might cross the Yin Mountains!
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Codex Note
Written to Music
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MLA
Ch’ang-ling, Wang. “Over the Border.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chang-ling/10/.
Chicago
Ch’ang-ling, Wang. “Over the Border.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chang-ling/10/.
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