A Protest in the Sixth Year of Ch'ien Fu

by Arthur Waley
The hills and rivers of the lowland country
You have made your battle-ground.
How do you suppose the people who live there
Will procure " firewood and hay " ?
Do not let me hear you talking together
About titles and promotions;
For a single general's reputation
Is made out of ten thousand corpses.
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Language: 
English
Author of original: 
Ts'ao Sung
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Short Poems
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