\u300aNo Kin to Say Adieu\u300b<\/p>\n
\u5bc2\u5bde\u5929\u5bf6\u5f8c\u00a0 Ever since the Tianbao Rebellion in the last reign
\n\u5712\u5eec\u4f46\u84bf\u85dc\u00a0 Homes and gardens deserted pigweeds thrive in rain
\n\u6211\u88cf\u767e\u9918\u5bb6\u00a0 For the hundred families in my hometown
\n\u4e16\u4e82\u5404\u6771\u897f\u00a0 All had fled the confusion east or west bound
\n\u5b58\u8005\u7121\u6d88\u606f\u00a0 Among those living no news is available
\n\u6b7b\u8005\u70ba\u5875\u6ce5\u00a0 The dead had become dust and mud not noble
\n\u8ce4\u5b50\u56e0\u9663\u6557\u00a0 Defeated at the front I have returned
\n\u6b78\u4f86\u5c0b\u820a\u8e4a\u00a0 To my birthplace to find a way to work and earn
\n\u4eba\u884c\u898b\u7a7a\u5df7\u00a0 All along my way large and small lanes are empty
\n\u65e5\u7626\u6c23\u6158\u6dd2\u00a0 Sunlight short and the air dreary
\n\u4f46\u5c0d\u72d0\u8207\u8c8d\u00a0 Foxes and raccoons appear before me
\n\u8c4e\u6bdb\u6012\u6211\u557c\u00a0 Hair raised they bark to scare me freely
\n\u56db\u9130\u4f55\u6240\u6709\u00a0 Neighbours around my dad\u2019s house are no more
\n\u4e00\u4e8c\u8001\u5be1\u59bb\u00a0 Only one or two old lonely women sit by their doors
\n\u5bbf\u9ce5\u6200\u672c\u679d \u00a0Birds roost clinging to their chosen trees
\n\u5b89\u8fad\u4e14\u7aae\u68f2\u00a0 I too must not leave but make this poor place homely
\n\u65b9\u6625\u7368\u8377\u92e4\u00a0 When spring arrives I carry a hoe to farm alone
\n\u65e5\u66ae\u9084\u704c\u7566\u00a0 Late in the day I water vegetables row by row
\n\u7e23\u540f\u77e5\u6211\u81f3\u00a0 When the local officer found me here
\n\u53ec\u4ee4\u7fd2\u9f13\u979e\u00a0 He conscripts me to be trained a marching drummer
\n\u96d6\u5f9e\u672c\u5dde\u5f79\u00a0 To serve the country is my civic responsibility
\n\u5167\u9867\u7121\u6240\u651c\u00a0 I have no one to care at home in reality
\n\u8fd1\u884c\u6b62\u4e00\u8eab\u00a0 For me such public service nearby is fine
\n\u9060\u53bb\u7d42\u8f49\u8ff7\u00a0 Venturing far I fear my sense of direction denied
\n\u5bb6\u9109\u65e2\u8569\u76e1\u00a0 Alas my native land destroyed life is but existing
\n\u9060\u8fd1\u7406\u4ea6\u9f4a\u00a0 Moving away near and far is no choosing
\n\u6c38\u75db\u9577\u75c5\u6bcd\u00a0 I moan forever my mother\u2019s death I did not know
\n\u4e94\u5e74\u59d4\u6e9d\u8c3f\u00a0 Her body was buried beside a ditch five years ago
\n\u751f\u6211\u4e0d\u5f97\u529b\u00a0 Why would she give birth to a son so unable
\n\u7d42\u8eab\u5169\u9178\u5636\u00a0 We both suffer bitter lives hardship untold
\n\u4eba\u751f\u7121\u5bb6\u5225\u00a0 Even if I decide to leave here I have no kin to\u00a0say adieu
\n\u4f55\u4ee5\u70ba\u70dd\u9ece\u00a0 Could I call myself a human capable and astute<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u300aNo Kin to Say Adieu\u300b \u5bc2\u5bde\u5929\u5bf6\u5f8c\u00a0 Ever since the Tianbao Rebellion in the last reign \u5712\u5eec\u4f46\u84bf\u85dc\u00a0 Homes and gardens deserted pigweeds thrive in rain \u6211\u88cf\u767e\u9918\u5bb6\u00a0 For the hundred families in my hometown \u4e16\u4e82\u5404\u6771\u897f\u00a0 All had fled the confusion east or … Continue reading