"I lay my harp on the curved table, Sitting there idly, filled only with emotions. Why should I trouble to play? A breeze will come and sweep the strings."
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"The Harp", in The White Pony: An Anthology Of Chinese Poetry (1949), ed. Robert Payne, p. 220
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Bai Juyi
Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po ChΓΌ-i; Chinese: η½ε± ζ; 772β846) was a renowned Chinese poet.
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