The Jade Mountain/A Song of an Autumn Night

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A Song at Wêi-ch'êng

The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

A Song of an Autumn Night by Wang Wei

A Message from My Lodge at Wang-ch'üan

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4728177The Jade Mountain — A Song of an Autumn NightWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuWang Wei

A SONG OF AN AUTUMN NIGHT

(Written to Music)

Under the crescent moon a light autumn dewHas chilled the robe she will not change—And she touches a silver lute all night,Afraid to go back to her empty room.