\u300aSong of Wife in Chang Gang\u300b__ Li Bai (701-762)<\/p>\n
\u59be\u9aee\u521d\u8986\u984d\u00a0 While my hair was cut covering my forehead straight
\n\u6298\u82b1\u9580\u524d\u5287\u00a0 I played with flowers plucked from my front gate
\n\u90ce\u9a0e\u7af9\u99ac\u4f86\u00a0 Riding on bamboo stilts you entered the scene
\n\u9076\u5e8a\u5f04\u9752\u6885\u00a0 Like a pair of green plums we played together so keen
\n\u540c\u5c45\u9577\u5e72\u91cc\u00a0 As neighbours at Chang Gann Lane
\n\u5169\u5c0f\u7121\u5acc\u731c\u00a0 We shared one another\u2019s joy with no guessing<\/p>\n
\u5341\u56db\u70ba\u541b\u5a66\u00a0 I was fourteen when I became your loving bride
\n\u7f9e\u984f\u672a\u5617\u958b\u00a0 Bashful I often cast off any feelings of delight
\n\u4f4e\u982d\u5411\u6697\u58c1\u00a0 Lying sideways I turned to face the wall on my side
\n\u559a\u5343\u4e0d\u4e00\u56de\u00a0 Daring not to respond to your loving calls a thousand times<\/p>\n
\u5341\u4e94\u59cb\u5c55\u7709\u00a0 At fifteen I opened my brows to find myself
\n\u9858\u540c\u5875\u8207\u7070\u00a0 And decided to be with you in sickness or in health
\n\u5e38\u5b58\u62b1\u67f1\u4fe1 You declared to die rather than to betray our ties
\n\u8c48\u4e0a\u671b\u592b\u81fa Who would know then I need to look for you all my life<\/p>\n
\u5341\u516d\u541b\u9060\u884c\u00a0 At sixteen you left to roam afar
\n\u77bf\u5858\u7069\u6fa6\u5806\u00a0 O\u2019er river canyons studded with boulders large
\n\u4e94\u6708\u4e0d\u53ef\u89f8\u00a0 Where spring tides wreck boats sailing near
\n\u733f\u9cf4\u5929\u4e0a\u54c0\u00a0 As frightened gibbons wail asking heaven to interfere<\/p>\n
\u9580\u524d\u9072\u884c\u8de1\u00a0 I count your every step outside our door
\n\u4e00\u4e00\u751f\u7da0\u82d4\u00a0 Mosses now grow covering them all
\n\u82d4\u6df1\u4e0d\u80fd\u6383\u00a0 They penetrate so deep no sweeping will clear them away
\n\u843d\u8449\u79cb\u98a8\u65e9\u00a0 Early autumn winds are hurrying leaves to frail
\n\u516b\u6708\u8774\u8776\u4f86\u00a0 Butterflies arrive waiting not for August to appear
\n\u96d9\u98db\u897f\u5712\u8349\u00a0 They pair to fly all over our garden spheres
\n\u611f\u6b64\u50b7\u59be\u5fc3\u00a0 Watching all these hurts my body and soul
\n\u5750\u6101\u7d05\u984f\u8001\u00a0 As I sit in solitude waiting to grow old<\/p>\n
\u65e9\u665a\u4e0b\u4e09\u5df4\u00a0 One day you may decide to leave the gorges for home
\n\u9810\u5c07\u66f8\u5831\u5bb6\u00a0 Do remember to send me a message to let me know
\n\u76f8\u8fce\u4e0d\u9053\u9060\u00a0 To meet you I will walk to earth\u2019s end
\n\u76f4\u81f3\u9577\u98a8\u6c99\u00a0 Stopping not even where winds and sands assault the land<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u300aSong of Wife in Chang Gang\u300b__ Li Bai (701-762) \u59be\u9aee\u521d\u8986\u984d\u00a0 While my hair was cut covering my forehead straight \u6298\u82b1\u9580\u524d\u5287\u00a0 I played with flowers plucked from my front gate \u90ce\u9a0e\u7af9\u99ac\u4f86\u00a0 Riding on bamboo stilts you entered the scene \u9076\u5e8a\u5f04\u9752\u6885\u00a0 Like … Continue reading