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Old Poem written by Li Bai, translated by A. S. Kline

Translation of A. S. Kline.

Old Poem Did Chuang Chou dream he was the butterfly? Or the butterfly dream he was Chuang Chou? In the single body’s transformations See the vortex of the Myriad Creatures. 5No mystery then that the Magic Seas Shrank again to crystal streams, Or down by Ch’ang-an’s Green Gate The gardener was Marquis of Tung-Ling. 10If this is the fate of fame and power, What is it for— this endless striving? xx

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