The Jade Mountain/A Song of the Southern River

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On Hearing Her Play the Harp

The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

A Song of the Southern River by Li Yi

On Hearing a Flute at Night from the Wall of Shou-hsiang

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4728325The Jade Mountain — A Song of the Southern RiverWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuLi Yi

Li Yi

益　李

A SONG OF THE SOUTHERN RIVER

(Written to Music)

Since I married the merchant of Ch'ü-t'angHe has failed each day to keep his word. . . .Had I thought how regular the tide is,I might rather have chosen a river-boy.