李益·《江南曲》英译

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早知潮有信，嫁与弄潮儿。

South of the Great River

——to the yuefu tune Jiang Nan Qu

Li Yi

My trader-husband promised to return home soon,

But each day a new disappointment vexes me.

Had I known the tides come with unfailing punctuality,

A trusty tide-player’s wife I’d have chosen to be.