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Occasional Poem 9 of 10

Su Manshu 1884-1918 Green Jade don't regret         your low birth, My lovely maiden         only you                 can dispell my sorrows! Sprinkling my kasaya         here and there                 like cherry blossoms, Half specks of powder         half stains of teardrops.

Bénshi Shī Shíshōu (Jiǔ)

Sū Mànshū 1884-1918 Bìyù mò chóu shénshì jiàn, Tóngxiāng xiānzǐ dú xiāohún. Jiāshā diǎndiǎn huáiyí yīng bàn, Bàn shì zhī hén bàn lěihén.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: As was often the case, when he came into some cash, or at the invitation of friends, Su would forsake his vows and his bald pate, and carouse with Geisha and singing girls, whose birth was of course 'low'.

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