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“Night Rain Sent North” [夜雨寄北] by Li Shangyin [李商隐] [w/ Audio]

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When am I coming home? I don't know.
   At Bashan, night rains swell Autumn ponds.
 Recall, candles in your West Window?
   Ah, through night rains, to talk and bond!

The original in Simplified Chinese:

君问归期未有期， 巴山夜雨涨秋池。
何当共剪西窗烛， 却话巴山夜雨时？

Note: This is poem #298 of the 300 Tang Poems [唐诗三百首.]

“Ascending Happiness Plateau” by Li Shangyin [w/ Audio]

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At day's end, feeling ill-at-ease,
 Riding a cart to the plateau.
 The setting sun fires glorious skies,
 But a yellow dusk is coming.