by Li Pin
Translation by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968)

渡漢江
Language: Chinese (中文) 
嶺外音書絕
經冬復立春
近鄉情更怯
不敢問來人

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Crossing the Han River
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文) 
Away from home, I was longing for news
Winter after winter, spring after spring.
Now, nearing my village, meeting people,
I dare not ask a single question.

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Word count: 27