Yarns after yarns,
Mother's busy weaving,
It is a coat for my son who will be leaving.
Stitches upon stitches,
Mother toiled all night,
Please return home soon if you might.
Your graceful love was sunshine in the spring
for me, this unworthy seedling,
Oh, who can tell me how to express my gratitude,
my aching heart is bleeding.
Meng Jiao (751 – 814) China
Translated by S.L. Lee
Source: Allusions to Classical Chinese Poetry in Pink Floyd
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