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Amidst the Flowers a Jug of Wine

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The moon has brought the shadow to keep me company a while, 

The practice of mirth should keep pace with spring. 

I start a song and the moon begins to reel... 

 
 


Li Bai

 
 
 




Pure wine costs, for the golden cup, 
ten thousand coppers a flagon,

And a jade plate of dainty food calls for million coins.

I fling aside my chop-sticks and cup, I cannot eat nor drink...

I pull out my dagger, I peer four ways in vain.

I would cross the Yellow River, but ice chokes the ferry;

I would climb the Tai-hang Mountains, 

but the sky is blind with snow..

I would sit and poise a fishing-pole, lazy by a brook --

But I suddenly dream of riding a boat, sailing for the sun...

Journeying is hard,

Journeying is hard.

There are many turings --

Which am I to follow?...

I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves

And set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea.
 

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