Two short love poems by the Sixth Dalai lama, Tsangyang Gyatso (Tsangs-dbyangs Rgya-mtsho 1683-1705), translated by Nathan Hill with Toby Fee, from the Winter 2008 special translation issue of the Harvard Advocate.
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Our tryst in the dense woods
of the southern valley
a parrot only knows,
all else are ignorant.
O parrot, please do not
repeat our secret words.
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Behind me a demon.
Who cares if he's fearsome?
I saw a sweet apple
and was compelled to pluck.
Copyright © Nathan Hill with Toby Fee, The Harvard Advocate, 2008.
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