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Longxi Tunes, No. 2

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Longxi Tunes No. 2
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Translated by Tien Tran

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Longxi Tunes, No. 2
English
Sworn to eradicate the Xiongnu, they forgot themselves
Five thousand in silk and sable fell in foreign dust
Pity those bones on Wuding River’s banks
Still living this spring in women’s dreams back home

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