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| Free -- Mine is FREE, Yafei Li, ca.2017 |
That year, he was 44 years old,
but still concerned about the people, and admonished bluntly.
Finally, because of satire, offended the power, was demoted.
Who is the goose?
Snows heavy in Hsun-yang, the court's winter is approaching too.
Riverwater spawns ice, warm blood is no longer there.
Lost goose, cold, hungry, ridiculed in the market.
Demoted man, exclusive, alienated, accompanied by snow.
Who is the goose?
Where will the goose fly? Where is his fate heading to?
Flying to the war in Huai-hsi, returning to the chaos of the court.
Afraid of being shot, for soilders' feast, feathering their arrows.
Afraid to repeat the same "mistakes", for villains' food, promoting their powers.
but still concerned about the people, and admonished bluntly.
Finally, because of satire, offended the power, was demoted.
Who is the goose?
Snows heavy in Hsun-yang, the court's winter is approaching too.
Riverwater spawns ice, warm blood is no longer there.
Lost goose, cold, hungry, ridiculed in the market.
Demoted man, exclusive, alienated, accompanied by snow.
Who is the goose?
Where will the goose fly? Where is his fate heading to?
Flying to the war in Huai-hsi, returning to the chaos of the court.
Afraid of being shot, for soilders' feast, feathering their arrows.
Afraid to repeat the same "mistakes", for villains' food, promoting their powers.
Who is the goose?
Is he alive? Is he FREE?
Mine is alive. Mine is FREE.
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Is he alive? Is he FREE?
Mine is alive. Mine is FREE.
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Here below is the Chinese text of the poem.
放旅雁
元和十年冬作
九江十年冬大雪，江水生冰树枝折。百鸟无食东西飞，中有旅雁声最饥。
雪中啄草冰上宿，翅冷腾空飞动迟。江童持网捕将去，手携入市生卖之。
我本北人今谴谪，人鸟虽殊同是客。见此客鸟伤客人，赎汝放汝飞入云。
雁雁汝飞向何处，第一莫飞西北去。淮西有贼讨未平，百万甲兵久屯聚。
官军贼军相守老，食尽兵穷将及汝。健儿饥饿射汝吃，拔汝翅翎为箭羽。
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