The Jade Mountain/Taking Leave of Wang Wêi

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From a Mooring on the Tung-lu to a Friend in Yang-chou

The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

Taking Leave of Wang Wêi by Meng Haoran

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4728281The Jade Mountain — Taking Leave of Wang WêiWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuMeng Haoran

TAKING LEAVE OF WANG WEI

Slow and reluctant, I have waitedDay after day, till now I must go.How sweet the road-side flowers might beIf they did not mean good-bye, old friend.The Lords of the Realm are harsh to usAnd men of affairs are not our kind.I will turn back home, I will say no more,I will close the gate of my old garden.