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LI BAI

(al o kno n a Li Po o Li Bo) 701-762 CE, T ang D na China

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Sa ing Goodb e o Jingmen ... 1

Q e ion and An e in he Mo n ain ... 1

Wai ing Fo Wine Tha Doe n Come . 1

Ch ang-Kan Village Song .. 2

Waking F om D nkenne on a Sp ing Da . 3

F on ie -Mo n ain Moon . 3

D inking Alone i h he Moon . 4

Tho gh Of Yo Unending . 4

Zhan Chengnan ( a a Wa So h of he G ea Wall) 5

A Chin-Ling . 5

Sen To M T o Child en In Sha-Ch i . 6

Plea e D ink 7

Song fo Accompan ing Uncle H a on Xie Tiao To e . 7

Li ening o Monk J n Pla he L e .. 8

W i en On The Wall While D nk A Wang Ho e No h Of The Han Ri e 8

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Ha, Jin. T e Ba ed I a : A L fe f L Ba (L P ) . Pan heon Book , 2019. Hin on, Da id. T e Se ec ed P e f L P . T an la ed b Da id Hin on. Ne Di ec ion , 1996. Se h, Vik am. T ee C e e P e : T a a f P e b Wa We , L Ba , a d D F . T an la ed

b Vik am Se h. Ha pe Collin , 1992. Wale , A h . T e P e L P (1919). P ojec G enbe g Ebook, 2013.  

Sa G b J

Ha ing lef Jingmen fa behind, I am app oaching he S a e of Ch . Hill ha e eceded o he end of he land And he i e flo in o he a ilde ne . Belo he moon a hea enl mi o flie While he clo d ni e o ai e a mi age. Ho I am a ached o hi a e f om m home o n I ill ending m boa do n eam.

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Q a A M a

The a k me h I li e in he G een Mo n ain . I mile and don epl ; m hea a ea e. Peach blo om flo do n eam, lea ing no ace And he e a e o he ea h and kie han he e.

T a a ed b V a Se , 1992

Wa F W T a D C

Jade ineja ied in bl e ilk . Wha aking ha ine elle o long?

Mo n ain flo e miling, a n ing me, i he pe fec ime o ip ome ine,

ladle i o benea h m ea indo a d k, ande ing o iole back again.

Sp ing b ee e and hei d nken g e : oda , e e e mean fo each o he .

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C a -Ka V a S

The e bang no e eaching m e e , I pla ed a o ga e, picking flo e ,

and o came on o ho e of bamboo, ci cling he ell, o ing g een pl m .

We li ed oge he he e in Ch ang-kan,

o li le people i ho picion .

A fo een, hen I became o ife, o imid and be a ed I ne e miled,

I faced all and hado , e e do nca . A ho and plea : I igno ed hem all.

A fif een, m co l began o of en. I an ed mingled a d and a h,

and o al a ood fa he e fo me, no o e igil a ai ing o e n.

A i een, o ailed fa off o di an Yen- Rock in Ch - ang Go ge, fie ce

J ne a e impo ible, and ho ling gibbon called o in o he hea en .

A o ga e, he e o linge ed long, mo b ied o ack one b one,

deep g een mo I can eep a a . And a mn come ea l . Lea e fall.

I Sep embe no . B e flie appea in he e ga den. The fl in pai ,

and i h . I i hea - icken a he bloom of o h in m old face.

Befo e o a back f om o be ond all ho e go ge , end a le e home.

I m no a ing I d go fa o mee o , no f he han Ch ang-feng Sand .

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Wa F D a S Da

Life in he o ld i b a big d eam; I ill no poil i b an labo o ca e. So a ing, I a d nk all he da , L ing helple a he po ch in f on of m doo .

When I a oke, I blinked a he ga den-la n; A lonel bi d a inging amid he flo e . I a ked m elf, had he da been e o fine? The Sp ing ind a elling he mango-bi d.

Mo ed b i ong I oon began o igh, And, a ine a he e, I filled m o n c p. Wildl inging I ai ed fo he moon o i e; When m ong a o e , all m en e had gone.

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F -M a M

O e Hea en Mo n ain, he b igh moon Ri e h o gh a bo ndle ea of clo d.

A h nd ed ho and mile long, ead Wind co ing Ja pe -Ga e Pa ho l .

O a mie mo ing do n Whi e-A cen Road, Mongol p obing along Sk -Bl e Sea

Soldie ne e e n f om he e fo ced Ma che ending on ba lefield . Co n le

G a d look o ac o moonli bo de land , Thinking of home, hei face all g ief.

And ome he e, high in a o e onigh , A e le oman c ie o in half- leep.

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D A M

A po of ine among he flo e . I d ink alone, no f iend i h me. I ai e m c p o in i e he moon. He and m hado and I make h ee.

The moon doe no kno ho o d ink. M hado mime m cape ing; B I ll make me i h hem bo h And oon eno gh i ill be Sp ing.

I ing he moon mo e o and f o. I dance m hado leap and a . S ill obe , e e change o jo . D nk and e ll go o epa a e a .

Le pledge be ond h man ie o be f iend , And mee he e he Sil e Ri e end . S e R e : e M Wa a a

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T O Y U

Tho gh of o nending he e in Ch ang-an,

c icke he e he ell mi o ea -end gold c o a mn, and nde a hin f o , ma look cold, ice-cold.

M lone lamp da k, ho gh hickening, I ai e blind and ga e a he moon. I ende he deepe lamen

emp . B o e lo el a a blo om bo n of clo d, kie opening a a all bo omle a e abo e, clea a e all billo and elling a e belo . Skie endle

fo a pi i in ad fligh , he oad o e ha d pa e hee di ance, I ll ne e each o , e en in d eam ,

m in of he hea , ho gh of o nending.

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Z a C a ( al o kno n a Wa S G a Wa )

La ea e fo gh a he o ce of he Sanggan, Thi ea e a e figh ing along he Chong Ri e . We e a hed o eapon on he a e of Lake Balkha h And g a ed o ho e a Tian han Mo n ain co e ed in no . Figh ing ho and of mile e of home, All he oop ha e g o n feeble and old. The H n ake killing a hei li elihood And ince ancien ime he e ha e been onl Yello de e g o ing hi e bone . The Qin people b il he G ea Wall again he ba ba ian , On hich he Han men li beacon of a . The fi e ha n opped b ning A a ha con in ed e e ince. Soldie fell on he ba leg o nd Whe e ide le ho e neighed pi ile l o he k . C o p lled o h man g And h ng hem p on leafle b anche . Soldie blood pil on ild g a , Ye gene al co ld gain no hing a all. Plea e nde and ha a i a le hal hing, Which he i e ill no e nle he m .

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A C -L

T cked in o he ea h, Chin-ling Ci , he i e c ing pa , flo ing a a : he e e e once a million home he e,

and ed o e along na o lane .

A ani hed co n all p ing g a e no , he palace b ied in ancien hill , hi moon emain , facing he imele

i land ac o Ho Lake a e , emp .

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S T M T C I S a-C

He e in W , m lbe lea e l h g een, ilk o m ha e al ead lep h ee ime .

M famil a ed behind in Sha-ch i , no one o plan K ei Mo n ain field ,

no one o do p ing o k, and he e I am ande ing i e , mo e and mo e da ed.

A o h ind ca ie m hea back, i fligh coming o e o ide he p ai

d inking- oom, he e a lone peach and , b anche in leaf eeping a e mi .

I plan ed i he e befo e lea ing hem, and no h ee ea ha e lipped a a :

i al ead eached he p ai indo , b m a el ha en b o gh me back.

O da ling P ing- ang pick blo om and lean again i , pick blo om

and look fo a fa he he can ee, he ea flo ing he a p ing flo .

And ho fa he g o n li le Po-ch in anding ho lde -high o hi big i e !

M o kid nde ha peach oge he

ho comfo hem i h lo ing h g no ?

The en e of hing blank, g ief b ning h o gh me da af e da , I mea e o ilk and i e he e fa -a a ho gh en a eling he Wen- ang Ri e home.

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P a D

Ha e o no een he Yello Ri e flo do n f om hea en, R hing o a d he ocean b ne e coming back? Ha e o no een he mi o in he lof hall g ie e he hi e hai Tha i black in he mo ning b no in he e ening? When happ , e m enjo o el e o he f ll , No le o gold goble emp o he Moon. Hea en bego a alen like me and m p me o good e And a ho and ca h in gold, q ande ed, ill come again. Boil a heep and B che an o fo o fea , And le d ink h ee h nd ed c p a one go. M . Cen and Si Danqi d ink i ho op. Le me ing a ong plea e gi e me o ea . D m and bell and mp o food ho ldn' be che i hed. Wha I an i o be d nk fo e e i ho obe ing p Since ancien ime ain and age ha e been ob c e B onl d inke ha e lef behind hei name . P ince Chen, h o ing a banq e in he old da , Go ine a en ho and ca h a gallon. M dea ho , h a o a e ho on ca h? Le b ine and enjo i a an co . M dappled ho e and go geo f obe , Le o bo ake bo h o he hop And e change hem fo good ine So e can d o n o o o of en ho and ea .

T a a ed b Ha J , 2019

S Acc a U c H a X T a T

Ye e da , ha ing lef me, co ldn' be p e ed o a . Toda , ill di bing me, make me mo e p e . The long ind i ending he a mn gee e fa a a , And ie ing hem f om hi high o e , e ho ld d ink mo e. Yo e a a e f e h and ong like ho e of he Han d na While m poe e emble Xie Tiao in igo and bea . We bo h ha e lof pi i , hinking of oa ing To he k o g ab hold of he clea moon. I d a m o d o c a e , hich on' op flo ing, And I ai e m c p o do e m o o , hich g o onge . Ah, life i ch a ad hing ha omo o I ill ndo m hai and ail a a in a li le boa .

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L M J P a L

The monk in Sh hold hi l e, Si ing belo he peak of Emei Mo n ain. Fo me, he pl ck a a hile I hea The ind haking he pine in he alle . M o l i again clean ed af e h A he linge ing o nd i ill o ching The bell gla ed i h a mn f o . I ha en no iced he g een mo n ain Cloaked in he n e a he clo d T n da ke han a momen ago.

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W O T Wa W D A Wa H N O T Ha R

I m like ome pa idge o q ail going o h, hen fl ing la il no h.

And no I e come o find o he e, a li le ine e n me o he moon.

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