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Have you ever heard of the Adventures of
Monkey King? A great classic now available in a new translation from
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Chen Zi'ang is one of the early masters of Tang poetry. Now you can
read some of his poems translated for the first time into English by
Lan Hua
This strikes me as much more akin to a song than a poem. Other than
that is hard to add much in the way of an editorial comment to lines as
perfect as this.
Flower Without Flower
by Bai Ju Yi
Flower without flower
Mist without mist
At midnight arriving
As Heaven's light dims
Dream of springtime fresh
But how long will it remain
A cloud lingers until dawn
Then disperses without a trace
花非花
花非花
雾非雾
夜半来
天明去
来如春
梦不多时
去似朝云
无觅处
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