Luo Binwang
Chinese writer
Luo Binwang (fl. 627–684) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.
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Quotes
edit- 鹅 鹅 鹅,
曲 项向 天 歌 。白 毛 浮 绿水 ,
红掌 拨清 波 。- Goose, goose, goose,
You bend your neck towards the sky and sing.
Your white feathers float on the emerald water,
Your red feet push the clear waves. - "Ode to the Goose" (《咏鹅》)
- Variant translation:
- Goose, goose, goose,
Bend necks and sing.
White feathers floating on the green,
They swim with red webbed feet.- "On Geese", as translated by YeShell in How To Write Classical Chinese Poems (Lulu Press, 2015)
- Goose, goose, goose,
- Goose, goose, goose,