Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty by Hwang Jini et al. - HTML preview

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Pudong

If You

 

If you were Yi-doryong,

would I be your Chun-hyang?

They shared one mind, two bodies,

envied no one, no, not even the eternal.

Their mind reflected

light from clear skies.

Note: Yi-doryong and Chun-hyang are triumphant lovers in Korean folklore.

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