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Setting Off In The Morning From The Nhi River

Nguyen Gia Cat 1762-? Respectfully          carrying the Emperor's documents                 I depart from the Phoenix Citadel, Under clear skies          this river makes for swift sailing. A 9,000 league journey          begins with this first step, A 10,000 year royal enterprise          must take this route. The red sun will shine on endlessly         like the dreams I will have in the capital, While the north wind          will set stirring my thoughts of home. Although I am dilligent          dare I say that I will fulfill my role? I am just pleased          that in this life                  I will achieve my childhood goal.

Ěrhé Xiāo Fā

Ruǎn Jiājí 1762-? Shǒu pěng chénzhāng chū Fèngchéng, Qíng jiāng lì jì yī zhōu qīng. Jiǔqiān dìzhóu cóng chū zǒu, Wàndài wang jī zhìcǐ xíng. Hóngrì zhào qoińg jīng guān mèng, Shuòfēng chuīdòng gùxiāng qíng. Qínláo gǎn wèi dān chén fēn, Qiě xǐ sāng péng fù císhāng.

Translator:

Liam Kelley 翻譯者

Notes: From Liam Kelley's great book, Beyond The Bronze Pillars, Envoy Poetry and the Sino-Vietnamese Relationship, U of Hawaii Press.

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