Su Xiaoxiao Loop Couplet: Lotus-Root Picker Of Mine, By The Green Willows River! 採蓮人在綠楊津 在綠楊津一闋新 Poem by Frank Yue

In her reply, Xiaoxiao 苏小妹 of course v skilfully complimented her industrious husband Qin Shaoyou 秦少游 on employing such a new format of loop poem (cf. "Is heard such a new song fine" in her response below) and encouraged him to carry on working ("Lotus-root Picker of mine, by the green willows river! ") despite delays in his planned return date.

Translated into English verse, the second Loop Poem (in this series)sounds something like:

A 7-Character Jueju (4-lined verse)Loop Poem:
"LOTUS-ROOT PICKER OF MINE, BY THE GREEN WILLOWS RIVER! "
-by SU XIAOMEI (Song Dynasty)
-Translated by Frank C Yue

Lotus-root Picker of mine, by the green willows river!
By the green willows river, is heard such a new song fine.
Is heard such a new song fine, with a voice like bells silver;
With a voice like bells silver - Lotus-root Picker of mine!

(2013.09.21)


宋 • 苏小妹 《採蓮人》连环诗: 七言回文絕句

采莲人在绿杨津，在绿杨津一阕新。
一阕新歌声漱玉，歌声漱玉采莲人。


宋 • 蘇小妹 《採蓮人》连环诗: 七言回文絕句

採蓮人在綠楊津，在綠楊津一闋新。
　　
一闋新歌聲嗽玉，歌聲嗽玉採蓮人。


採蓮人在綠楊津，在綠楊津一闋新。一闋新歌聲嗽玉，歌聲嗽玉採蓮人。

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