The Song of A Wandering Son
Meng Jiao
Translated by Yuntian
Threads in the hands of a fond mother
Clothes on her wandering son.
Upon his departure, she sews it with fine stitches
For fear that his return will be postponed.
Who says the heart of inch-long grass
Can repay the spring sunshine.
Threads in a mother hand
Clothes on a departing son
Sewing in the finest stitches
Worrying his long journeys
Who said the inch-long grass
Will indeed make spring spread.
Threads in a mother hand
Clothes on a departing son
Sewing in the finest stitches
Worrying his long journeys
Who said the heart of an inch-long grass
Can ever repay the spring-warmth like a mother's love
Threads in a mother hand
Clothes on a departing son
Sewing in the finest stitches
Worrying his long journeys
Who said the ...
语婷 发表于 2009-4-25 04:17 AM
Threads in a mother hand
Clothes on a departing son
Sewing in the finest stitches
Fearing his belated return
Who says a son's heart, like an inch-tall grass,
Can ever repay the spring-warmth of a mother?
Threads in a mother hand
Clothes on a departing son
Sewing in the finest stitches
Fearing his belated return
Who says a son's heart, like an inch-tall grass,
Can e ...
八十一子 发表于 2009-4-26 10:48 AM