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Tangshil.  1.(33) 


WEI  YINGWU 

TO  MY  DAUGHTER  ON  HER  MARRIAGE  INTO  THE  YANG  FAMILY 


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My  heart  has  been  heavy  all  day  long 

Because  you  have  so  far  to  go. 

The  marriage  of  a  girl,  away  from  her  parents, 

Is  the  launching  of  a  little  boat  on  a  great  river. 

...You  were  very  young  when  your  mother  died, 

Which  made  me  the  more  tender  of  you. 

Your  elder  sister  has  looked  out  for  you, 

And  now  you  are  both  crying  and  cannot  part. 

This  makes  my  grief  the  harder  to  bear; 

Yet  it  is  right  that  you  should  go. 

...Having  had  from  childhood  no  mother  to  guide  you, 

How  will  you  honour  your  mother-in-law? 

It's  an  excellent  family;  they  will  be  kind  to  you, 

They  will  forgive  you  your  mistakes  - 

Although  ours  has  been  so  pure  and  poor 

That  you  can  take  them  no  great  dowry. 

Be  gentle  and  respectful,  as  a  woman  should  be, 

Careful  of  word  and  look,  observant  of  good  example. 

...After  this  morning  we  separate, 

There's  no  knowing  for  how  long.... 

I  always  try  to  hide  my  feelings  - 

They  are  suddenly  too  much  for  me, 

When  I  turn  and  see  my  younger  daughter 

With  the  tears  running  down  her  cheek. 


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