A Chant of Heaven Well by Mao Zedong ~ 毛泽东 《赞天井》 with English Translations

作品原文

毛泽东 《赞天井》

天井四四方,
周围是高墙。
清清见卵石,
小鱼囿中央。
只喝井里水,
永远养不长。

英文译文

A Chant of Heaven Well
Autumn 1906

The heaven well is square,
By high walls it’s surrounded.
The pebbles are seen clearly,
And the little fishes in the center
They will never be grown up,
Drinking only in the well the water.

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