A Lady of Ch'i Goes To Be Married

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IN the wicker fish-trap by the bridge
Arefish, both bream and roach
Alady of Ch’i goes to be married;
Herescort is like a trail of clouds.

Inthe wicker fish-trap by the bridge
Arefish, both bream and tench.
Alady of Ch’i goes to be married;
Herescort is as thick as rain.

Inthe wicker fish-trap by the bridge
Thefish glide free
Alady of Ch’i goes to be married
Herescort is like a river.




 

 
From: The Book ofSongs (translated from the Chinese by Arthur Waley), New York, Grove Press, 1960.