Jan 2019
The edict of the Emperor
I received today
to labour at the Great Wall*
fifty thousand li# away
Pao Pao^ is only eight
his little mei-mei^^ is but five
with a thousand sorrows I leave
but wait for me, my dearest wife
I received today
to labour at the Great Wall*
fifty thousand li# away
Pao Pao^ is only eight
his little mei-mei^^ is but five
with a thousand sorrows I leave
but wait for me, my dearest wife
* millions perished and most didn't return home
# 0.6 mile
^ little child, an affectionate term ^^ younger sister
# 0.6 mile
^ little child, an affectionate term ^^ younger sister
