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| 2012-11-27 13:53:37Provenance of 'Word is the sprout from intent...' |
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| Posted by: tabernero (Harry) | Hi all. I'm looking for the origin of a certain passage in Chinese:
'Word is the sprout from intent;
Acts are writing's root;
Thus as I read your poems,
I know the man you are.'
This apparently comes from Bai Juyi in 'Reading Zhang Ji's 'Old Ballads''. I cannot find the original text for this, though. Does anyone know where I could access it? Thanks very much! |
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| 2012-11-27 21:22:41Provenance of 'Word is the sprout from intent...' |
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| Posted by: justsojazz | | Quote: tabernero @ 2012-11-27 13:53:37 |
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'Word is the sprout from intent;
Acts are writing's root;
Thus as I read your poems,
I know the man you are.'
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Here is the original:
言者志之苗，行者文之根。所以读君诗，亦知君为人。
See the link below -- paragraph #9:
《全唐诗·读张籍古乐府》
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