by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
天若不爱酒/ 酒星不在天。
Language: Chinese (中文)
天若不爱酒 酒星不在天。 地若不爱酒 地应无酒泉。 天地既爱酒 爱酒不愧天。 已闻清比圣 复道浊如贤。 贤圣既已饮 何必求神仙？ 三杯通大道 一斗合自然。 但得醉中趣 勿为醒者传。
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- by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), appears in 月下独酌：四首 (Drinking alone under the Moon: Four Poems), no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971) , "A Vindication", appears in Li Po, the Chinese poet, done into English verse ; composed by Jacob Avshalomov.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Benno Bardi.
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