You gave birth to me, but I didn't. I hate being born for you. Meanwhile, I treat you well every day.
I was born before you were born. You gave birth to me. I am old and far away from you, and you are far away from me.
I gave birth to Jun, but Jun gave birth to me. I will turn into a butterfly every night to find flowers and live in the grass. "
This poem is an inscription on the porcelain of Tongguan kiln in Tang Dynasty. The author may have created it by the Potter himself, or it may have been a popular alley ballad at that time. 1974- 1978 was unearthed at Tongguan kiln site in Changsha, Hunan. See Chen's Supplement to Complete Tang Poems, Volume 56, Five-character Poems by Anonymous, 1642, Zhonghua Book Company, 1992+00.