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Farewell to Vice-Prefect Tu Setting Out for His Official Post in Shu
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
By this wall that surrounds the three Ch'in districts,
Through a mist that makes five rivers one,
We bid each other a sad farewell,
We two officials going opposite ways. . . .
And yet, while China holds our friendship,
And heaven remains our neighbourhood,
Why should you linger at the fork of the road,
Wiping your eyes like a heart-broken child?
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MLA
Po, Wang. “Farewell to Vice-Prefect Tu Setting Out for His Official Post in Shu.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-po/2/.
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Po, Wang. “Farewell to Vice-Prefect Tu Setting Out for His Official Post in Shu.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-po/2/.
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