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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OATH OF FRIENDSHIP (2), by ANONYMOUS
First Line: Shang ya! / I want to be your friend
Last Line: Not till then will I part from you
Subject(s): China - Early Period (to 200 B.c.);friendship;love - Marital; Wedded Love;marriage - Love
First Line: Shang ya! / I want to be your friend
Last Line: Not till then will I part from you
Subject(s): China - Early Period (to 200 B.c.);friendship;love - Marital; Wedded Love;marriage - Love
SHANG YA!
I want to be your friend
For ever and ever without break or decay.
When the hills are all flat
And the rivers are all dry,
When it lightens and thunders in winter,
When it rains and snows in summer,
When Heaven and Earth mingle --
Not till then will I part from you.
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