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There are the branches of the sparrow-gourd; -- |
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There is that lad, with the spike at his girdle. |
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Though he carries a spike at his girdle, |
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He does not know us. |
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How easy and conceited is his manner, |
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With the ends of his girdle hanging down as they do! |
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There are the leaves of the sparrow-gourd; -- |
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There is that lad with the archer's thimble at his girdle. |
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Though he carries an archer's thimble at his girdle, |
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He is not superior to us. |
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How easy and conceited is his manner, |
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With the ends of his girdle hanging down as they do! |
Published
by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia