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

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Songi

When a Butterfly Sees a Flower

When a butterfly sees a flower,

it must dance, the flower smile. Whenever they come into season,

this is love to them.

Our love too has a season

which must not come again.