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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 289, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: An oriole on a flowering branch
Last Line: And tears fall in the wind of spring
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Orioles
First Line: An oriole on a flowering branch
Last Line: And tears fall in the wind of spring
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Orioles
An oriole on a flowering branch
kuan-kuan its sound enchants
a beauty with cheeks of jade
answers with singing strings
she never grows tired of playing
such love is for the milk-teeth years
but flowers fly and the bird takes wing
and tears fall in the wind of spring
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