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Just beautiful! This poem and your translation evokes strong melancholic feelings in me. Apt for this night with the start of 立秋today.

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I didn't even know it was 立秋 already! The passage of time makes me feel melancholic too.

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Wonderful poem! I need to become more familiar with this poet's work. I have a collection of Tang Poetry, hopefully their work is included.

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Ha, only the same poem is included! I prefer your translation.

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In the Complete Tang Poems, a vast collection created in the 18th century which comprises of around 49,000 Tang poems, thirteen poems of Qiu Wei are included (so says the Baidu Encyclopedia). The original text of the Complete Tang Poems is available on ctext.org, but I am not sure if any other poem of Qiu Wei has been translated into English.

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