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Gate in the old city wall of Suzhou
Getting Up Early on a Spring Morning
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Bai Juyi 772-846
The early light of the rising sun shines on the beams of my house;
The first banging of opened doors echoes like the roll of a drum.
The dog lies curled on the stone step, for the earth is wet with dew;
The birds come near to the window and chatter, telling that the day is fine.
With the lingering fumes of yesterday's wine my head is still heavy;
With new doffing of winter clothes my body had grown light.
I woke up with heart empty and mind utterly extinct;
Lately, for many night on end, I have not dreamt of home.
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Zǎo Xīng
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Bái Jūyì 772-846
Chén guāng chū zhào wūliáng míng,
Chūdǎ kāi mén gǔ yī shēng.
Quǎn shàng jiē mián zhī dì shī,
Niǎo lín chuāng yǔ bào tiān qíng.
Bàn xiāo sù jiǔ tóu réng zhòng,
Xīn tuō dōng yī tǐ zhà qīng.
Shuì jué xīn kōng sīxiǎng jìn,
Jìnlái xiāngmèn bù duō chéng.
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Notes: Part of a poem written when Governor of Suzhou in 825
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