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In the south rise the trees without branches, |
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Affording no shelter. |
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By the Han are girls rambling about, |
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But it is vain to solicit them. |
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The breath of the Han |
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Cannot be dived across; |
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The length of the Jiang |
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Cannot be navigated with a raft. |
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Many are the bundles of firewood; |
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I would cut down the thorns [to form more]. |
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Those girls that are going to their future home, -- |
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I would feed their horses. |
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The breadth of the Han |
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Cannot be dived across; |
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The length of the Jiang, |
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Cannot be navigated with a raft. |
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Many are the bundles of firewood; |
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I would cut down the southern wood [to form more]. |
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Those girls that are going to their future home, -- |
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I would feed their colts. |
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The breadth of the Han |
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Cannot be dived across; |
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The length of the Jiang |
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Cannot be navigated with a raft. |
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by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia