Farewell (II)

Portrait of Wang Wei
Wang Wei 699–761

Hill at mutual escort stop Day dusk shut wood door Spring grass next year green Prince offspring return not return

We bid each other farewell beside the hill, As day meets dusk, I close the wooden gate. Next year, in spring, there will be green grass again, But will my honoured friend return?

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