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The Jade Mountain/On Meeting Li Kuêi-nien Down the River

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The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu
On Meeting Li Kuêi-nien Down the River by Du Fu
4728242The Jade Mountain — On Meeting Li Kuêi-nien Down the RiverWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuDu Fu

ON MEETING LI KUÊI-NIEN DOWN THE RIVER
I met you often when you were visiting princesAnd when you were playing in noblemen's halls.. . . Spring passes. . . . Far down the river now,I find you alone under falling petals.

(80, 4b)