THE SONG OF THE WHITE CLOUDS
Florence Wheelock Ayscough translation
SAYING GOOD-BYE TO LIU SIXTEEN ON HIS RETURN TO THE HILLS
BY LI T'AI-PO
The hills of Ch'u, The hills of Ch'in, White clouds everywhere. White clouds follow my Lord always, From place to place. They always follow My Lord, When my Lord arrives at the hills of Ch'u. Clouds also follow my Lord when he floats In a boat on the river Hsiang, With the wild wistaria hanging above The waters of the river Hsiang. My Lord will go back To where he can sleep Among the white clouds, When the sun is as high As the head of a helmeted man.