by Fu Mi (105l - 1107)
Translation by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935)
Lovers parted
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文)
In the Kingdom of Yen a young gallant resides, In the Kingdom of Chao a fair damsel abides; No long leagues of wearisome road intervene, But a chain of steep mountains is set in between. Ye clouds, on your broad bosoms bear me afar, The winds for my horses made fast to my car! Ah, jade lies deep hid in the bowels of earth ; To the fair epidendrum the prairie gives birth; And the clouds in the sky, they come not at call; And the fickle breeze rises, alas, but to fall. And so I am left with my thoughts to repine, And think of that loved one who ne'er can be mine.
Confirmed with Chinese poetry in English verse, translated by Herbert Allen Giles, London, B. Quaritch, 1898, pages 28-29.
Authorship:
- by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935), "Lovers parted ", appears in Chinese Poetry in English Verse, London, B. Quaritch, first published 1898 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Fu Mi (105l - 1107) [text unavailable]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henri Pierre Roché (1879 - 1959) ENG ; composed by Albert Roussel.
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