Literature
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On Dragon Hill by Li Bai
Drunk on Dragon Hill tonight,the banished immortal, Great White, turns among yellow flowers,his smile wide, as his hat sails away…
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On Kusu Terrace by Li Bai
The old gardens of Kusu Terraceare a wilderness, yet the willowsthat remain still put out new branches;lasses gathering water chestnutssing…
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Parting at a Wine-shop in Nan-king by Li Bai
A wind, bringing willow-cotton, sweetens the shop,And a girl from Wu, pouring wine, urges me to share it.With my comrades…
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Quiet Night Thoughts by Li Bai
Before my bedthere is bright moonlightSo that it seemsLike frost on the ground: Lifting my headI watch the bright moon,Lowering…
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Reaching the Hermitage by Li Bai
At evening I make it down the mountain.Keeping company with the moon.Looking back I see the paths I’ve takenBlue now,…
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Remembering the Springs at Châih-chou by Li Bai
Peach-tree flowers over rising waters.White drowned stones, then free again.Wistaria-blossom on quivering branches.Clear blue sky. The waxing moon.How many tight-coiled…
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Li Bai – Resentment Near the Jade Stairs
Dew whitens the jade stairs.This late, it soaks her gauze stockings. She lowers her crystal blind to watchthe breaking, glass-clear…
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Li Bai – Self-Abandonment
I sat srinking and did not notice the dusk,Till falling petals filled the folds of my dress.Drunken I rose and…
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Li Bai – She Spins Silk
Far up river in Szechuan,waters rise as spring winds roar. How can I dare to meet her now,to brave the…
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Li Bai – Song of the Forge
The forge-fire sets a glow in the heavens,the hammer thunders, showering the smoke with sparks. A ruddy smithy, the white…
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