Li shangyin
cicada
The pure heart is hungry because of this, and you sing in vain all night.
Oh, this last broken breath, in the green indifferent trees! .
Yes, I am like a driftwood. I have made my garden full of weeds.
I thank you for your sincere advice and live a pure life like you.
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classical poem with eight five-character lines
Li shangyin
A cicada
A pure heart, so hungry,
You sang in vain all night—
Oh, this last broken breath
In the green and indifferent trees!
Yes, I disappeared like a driftwood,
I made my garden full of weeds ...
I appreciate your sincere advice.
A pure life like yours.