Poems
Farm House
Gao Qi ( Ming Dynasty )
I heard Sound of spinning wheel
Mingled with sound of flowing water
Sight of wooden bridge,
flowerless trees in hazy spring
Where from the aroma the breeze brought so close ?
Ah, next neighbor is baking afternoon tea !
Translated by Martin Tai (1998)
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| Name | Gao, Qi |
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| Date of birth | 1336 |
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| Date of death | 1374 |
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