The Jade Mountain/A Farewell to Han Shen at the Yun-yang Inn

by Sikong Shu

Ssû-k'ung Shu

曙空司

A FAREWELL TO HAN SHEN
AT THE YUN-YANG INN

Long divided by river and sea,For years we two have failed to meet—And suddenly to find you seems like a dream. . . .With a catch in the throat, we ask how old we are.. . . Our single lamp shines, through cold and wet,On a bamboo-thicket sheathed in rain;But forgetting the sadness that will come with tomorrow,Let us share the comfort of this farewell wine.