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Yao-yao went the grass-insects, |
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And the hoppers sprang about. |
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While I do not see my lord, |
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My sorrowful heart is agitated. |
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Let me have seen him, |
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Let me have met him, |
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And my heart will then be stilled. |
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I ascended that hill in the south, |
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And gathered the turtle-foot ferns. |
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While I do not see my lord, |
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My sorrowful heart is very sad. |
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Let me have seen him, |
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Let me have met him, |
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And my heart will then be pleased. |
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I ascended that hill in the south, |
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And gathered the thorn-ferns. |
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While I do not see my lord, |
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My sorrowful heart is wounded with grief. |
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Let me have seen him, |
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Let me have met him, |
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And my heart will then be at peace. |
Published
by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia