English Rendering
I hold your robe lest you should go.
"Where are you going, dear, today?
Your late return brings me less woe
Than your heart being stolen away."
Leave Me Not
- Poetry of Meng Jiao
《古别离》Original Text (中文原文)
欲别牵郎衣，郎今到何处？
不恨归来迟，莫向临邛去。
Analysis & Context
This poem portrays a woman's emotional turmoil and reluctance as she bids farewell to her lover, revealing her deep attachment to love and her inner anxieties.
Reader's Companion
The Essence of the Verse
Classical Chinese poetry thrives on Concision and Ambiguity. Without tense or number, the words create a timeless space where the reader becomes the co-creator of the poem's meaning.
Reading Between the Lines
Look for Contrasts: light and shadow, movement and stillness. Don't just translate the words; feel the Yijing (artistic conception) that lingers long after the last character.
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