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Ode to the Goose

咏鹅 · Luo Binwang · Tang dynasty

鹅é鹅é鹅é

Goose, goose, goose!

曲qū项xiàng向xiàng天tiān歌gē

With a curved neck, you call to the sky.

白bái毛máo浮fú绿lǜ水shuǐ

White feathers float on green water;

红hóng掌zhǎng拨bō清qīng波bō

Red feet paddle the clear ripples.

What the poem means

A goose curves its neck and calls upward. White feathers float on green water while red feet paddle the ripples.

Meet the poet

Luo Binwang was a Tang poet. His name contains Bin, pronounced bīn.

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