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Pure Serene Music · The Chiang-Gui War [Mao’s Poems]
Mao Zedong · Autumn 1929 A sudden burst of wind and rain:The warlords fight again.Sowing on earth but grief and pain,Once more, a golden dream in vain.
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The Moon Over the West River · Autumn Harvest Uprising [Mao’s Poems]
– Mao Zedong · 1927 Our army is the Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army,Our banner bears the sickle and axe.We shall not linger around Kuanglu,But march straight toward the land of Xiao and Xiang.
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Bodhisattva Man · Yellow Crane Tower [Mao’s Poems]
– Mao Zedong · Spring 1927 Nine great streams flow vast through central land,A long thread of rail runs deep through south and north.Mist and rain blend into boundless gray,Tortoise and Snake hold the great river tight.
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Spring in a Pleasure Garden · Changsha [Mao’s Poems]
– by Mao Zedong, 1925 I stand alone in the autumn chillOn the bank of the Xiang River, heading north,Watching the thousands of hills blaze redAnd the woods dyed layer upon layer.The river stretches clear, a hundred boats racing across the waves.Eagles strike the sky, fish dart in the shallow depths –All creatures strive…
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Congratulations to the Groom – To Yang Kaihui [Mao’s Poems]
To Yang Kaihui · Tune: “Congratulations to the Groom” – Mao Zedong, late 1923 I wave my hand and depart from here.How can I bear to face each other in sorrow,repeating our pain and grief?Anger and longing seem to fill your eyes and brow;hot tears well up but are held back.I know there was…