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Pa Pass written by Wang Wei, translated by A. S. Kline

Translation of A. S. Kline.

Pa Pass   At daybreak I head for Pa Pass. Spring and I together leave Ch’ang-an. A woman washes clothes in bright water. The birds at dawn sing in the light. 5River country. Boats here are markets. Mountain bridges cling to treetops. Climbing up, a hundred villages. In the far sun the Two Rivers. People here speak another language, 10But the birdsong’s just like my country’s. Understanding the depths of landscape, Even here I am never lonely. xx

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