English Rendering
The River fast like arrow flows,
Your boat as if on wings swift goes.
Ten months, a thousand miles away,
When will you come back? On what day?
Song of a Woman of Ba
- Poetry of Li Bai (Li Po)
《巴女词》
Original Text (中文原文)
巴水急如箭，巴船去若飞。
十月三千里，郎行几岁归。
Analysis & Context
By Li Bai (Li Po)
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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