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По-русски с комментариями было вчера.

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Bai Ju-yi. Fu-de (a composition on a given theme):

The Farewell on the Ancient Plain
 

Densely, densely
            grasses grow on the plain,

Once in a year
            drying and thriving again.
Wild fires
            burn them but not erase;
Spring winds
            brings rebirth with the rains. 

Fragrance from far
            reaches the ancient road;
Emerald greenery
            wraps the abandoned wall;
Over again,
            the noble youth should go...

Lushly, lushly
            farewell feelings grow.