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A Farewell in the Evening Rain
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
Is it raining on the river all the way to Ch'u? —
The evening bell comes to us from Nan-king.
Your wet sail drags and is loath to be going
And shadowy birds are flying slow.
We cannot see the deep ocean-gate —
Only the boughs at Pu-kou, newly dripping.
Likewise, because of our great love,
There are threads of water on our faces.
Codex Note
To Li Ts'ao
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MLA
Ying-wu, Wei. “A Farewell in the Evening Rain.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wei-ying-wu/8/.
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Ying-wu, Wei. “A Farewell in the Evening Rain.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wei-ying-wu/8/.
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