Xin Qiji
Xin Qiji (28 May 1140 – 3 October 1207) was a Chinese poet and military leader whose ci (poems written to existing musical patterns) are considered by many critics to be the best of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279).
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Quotes
[edit]- 众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。
- A thousand times I search for her in the crowd
And, suddenly turning my head,
Discover her where the lantern lights are dim.- In Poetry and Prose of the Tang and Song, trans. Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang (Alma Classics, 1984), p. 300
- A thousand times I search for her in the crowd
External links
[edit]- Xin Qiji: Chinese poet
Encyclopedic article on Xin Qiji on Wikipedia
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