Ho Xuan Huong Night Poems
- 1. Snail
Mother and father gave birth to a snail
Night and day I crawl in smelly weeds
Dear prince, if you love me, unfasten my door
Stop, don't poke your finger up my tail!
... - 2. Day And Night
Peekaboo we used to play;
my hands covered my face,
your hands covered your face,
incredible, there we were gone.
... - 3. The Fan
Are you seventeen or eighteen?(1)
Let me cherish you by all means.
Thin or thick you display a triangle, and
Large or small I hold you with one hand.
... - 4. Weaving At Night
Lampwick turned up, the room glows white.
The looms moves easily all night long
as feet work and push below.
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