More Translations from the Chinese

When first I heard Su’s words, I was too sad to speak and could not answer her. But in a little while I ordered the bridle to be turned and the sleeve reversed.[1] Then I gave h...

I dreamt I climbed to a high, high plain; And on the plain I found a deep well. My throat was dry with climbing and I longed to drink; And my eyes were eager to look into the co...

In early summer, with two or three more That were seeking fame in the city of Ch‘ang-an, Whose low employ gave them less business Than ever they had since first they left their...

Wei-chih, Wei-chih! The night I wrote this letter I was sitting at the mountain-window of my thatched hut. I let my brush run as my hand willed and wrote at hazard as my thought...

LI PO:-- Drinking Alone by Moonlight 27 In the Mountains on a Summer Day 29 Waking from Drunkenness on a Spring Day 30 Self-Abandonment 31 To Tan Ch‘iu 32 Clearing at Dawn 33

But Miss Li looked up at her defiantly and said: “Not so! This is the son of a noble house. Once he rode in grand coaches and wore golden trappings on his coat. But when he came...