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· And Then
I have a brush of —one rider, peerless under heaven. The blue current swallows the desert sea; the sun, fresh from its bath in the waves, joins the mountains' spirit.
Glosses—
Luó Hǒng Qǔ: the tune name, read luó hǒng qǔ;
Rider [jì]: read jì here, meaning a horseman;
Desert sea [hàn hǎi]: the desert;
Sun bathing [yù rì]: the sun just rising from the surface of the water;
Mountains' spirit [yuè líng]: the numinous essence, the vital breath of the mountains.
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