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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS WITH A LITTLE DANCING GIRL, AGED FIFTEEN, by PO CHU-YI Poet's Biography
First Line: Two top-knots not yet plaited into one
Last Line: When there's no one here with a heart for you to break!
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Love - Age Differences
First Line: Two top-knots not yet plaited into one
Last Line: When there's no one here with a heart for you to break!
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Love - Age Differences
TWO top-knots not yet plaited into one.
Of thirty years -- just beyond half.
You who are really a lady of silks and satins
Are now become my hill and stream companion!
At the spring fountains together we splash and play:
On the lovely trees together we climb and sport.
Her cheeks grow rosy, as she quickens her sleeve-dancing:
Her brows grow sad, as she slows her song's tune.
Don't go singing the song of the Willow Branches,
When there's no one here with a heart for you to break!
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