by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965)

The swallows take their flight
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文) 
The swallows take their flight 
Across the ford . 
My lady goes from sight ; 
And I must bring her on her way , 
Yet leave her ere the close of day , 
So wills her lord . 
The swallows take their flight , 
Again they come . 
My lady goes from sight ; 
And far must I escort her to the South , 
From whence no springtime wind nor summer drouth 
Shall bring her home

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