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The final duet from my song cycle “Translations From the Chinese.” 

Green, green the cypress on the mound.
Firm, firm the boulder in the stream.
Man’s life, lived within this world,
Is like the sojourning
Of a hurried traveler.
A glass of wine together will make us glad.
And a little friendship is no little matter.