Love
A Song of an Autumn Night
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Love
Under the crescent moon a light autumn dew
Has chilled the robe she will not change —
And she touches a silver lute all night,
Afraid to go back to her empty room.
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Wei, Wang. “A Song of an Autumn Night.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/15/.
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Wei, Wang. “A Song of an Autumn Night.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/15/.
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