Written on the South House in the Capital | Today, exactly one year ago, just in front of the same house in the city of Chang’an

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by Ts'ui Hu

Translation © by Qi Feng Wu

题都城南庄

Language: Chinese (中文)

Our translations: ENG

去年今日此门中，
人面桃花相映红。
人面不知何处去，
桃花依旧笑春风。

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by Ts'ui Hu , "题都城南庄" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Written on the South House in the Capital", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Written on the South House in the Capital

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

Today, exactly one year ago, just in front of the same house in the city of Chang’an,
I saw a girl, whose beautiful face blushed so pink, it matched the peach blossom flowers.
Today, I travel here, and yet, she’s not here,
Only the blooming peach flowers remain, smiling at the spring wind.

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a text in Chinese (中文) by Ts'ui Hu , "题都城南庄"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-06
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