Cooing And Wooing
By riverside are cooing
pair of turtledoves;
A good young man is wooing
A fair maiden he loves.
Water flows left and right
Of cress long here, short there;
The youth yearns day and night
For the good maiden fair.
His yearning grows so strong,
He can not fall asleep,
But tosses all night long,
So deep in love, so deep!
Now gather left and right
Cress long or short and tender!
O lute, play music bright
For the bride sweet and slender!
Feast friends at left and right
On cress cooked till tender!
O bells and drums, delight
The bride so sweet and slender!
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A Tranquil Night
Before my bed a pool of night
Can it be hoarfrost on the ground?
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
Bowing, In homesickness I’m drowned.
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On The Stock Tower
The sun beyond the mountain glows;
The Yellow River seawards flows.
You can enjoy a great sight;
By climbing to a greater height.
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Spring Morning
This spring morning in bed I’m lying,
Not to awake till birds are crying.
After one night of wind and showers,
How many are the fallen flowers?
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Fishing In Snow
From hill to hill no bird in flight;
From path to path no man in sight
A lonely fisherman afloat
Is fishing snow in lonely boat.
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