...That we wished to fly in heaven, two birds with the wing… - Bai Juyi

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...That we wished to fly in heaven, two birds with the wings of one,
And to grow together on the earth, two branches of one tree.
Earth endures, heaven endures; some time both shall end,
While this unending sorrow goes on and on for ever.

Bai Juyi

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About Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; Chinese: 白居易; 772–846) was a renowned Chinese poet.

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Alternative Names: Wen • Bai Ershier • Baiwengong • Po Chu-i • Letian • Xiangshan jushi • Zuiyin xiansheng • Bai fu • Bai Letian

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Original (Chinese)

在天願作比翼鳥在地願為連理枝天長地久有時盡此恨綿綿無絶期

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When the Seasons' changes thus confront the mind
What comfort can the Doctrine of Tao give?
It will teach me to watch the days and months fly
Without grieving that Youth slips away;
If the Fleeting World is but a long dream,
It does not matter whether one is young or old.

And, because she so illumined and glorified her clan,
She brought to every father, every mother through the empire,
Happiness when a girl was born rather than a boy.

在天願作比翼鳥在地願為連理枝天長地久有時盡此恨綿綿無絶期

...That we wished to fly in heaven, two birds with the wings of one, And to grow together on the earth, two branches of one tree. Earth endures, heav… - Bai Juyi

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