66 Times, the Voice of Pines and Cedars

Song Cycle by Shih-Hui Chen (b. 1962)

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flying wing in wing
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In Laurel Rasplica Rodd and Mary Catherine Henkenius, Kokinshu: A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Boston, MA : Cheng & Tsui, 1996


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oh sweet nightingale
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In Laurel Rasplica Rodd and Mary Catherine Henkenius, Kokinshu: A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Boston, MA : Cheng & Tsui, 1996; A combination of three poems taken from the Kokinshu, a collection of Japanese poetry from the early 10th century


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when the warm mists veil
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In Laurel Rasplica Rodd and Mary Catherine Henkenius, Kokinshu: A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Boston, MA : Cheng & Tsui, 1996

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 sixty-six times have these eyes beheld the
     changing scenes of autumn  
 I have said enough about moonlight; ask me
     no more
 Only listen to the voice of pines and cedars
     when no wind stirs

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