Love's Yearning (相思)
Wang Wei's Tang-dynasty poem — red beans, the token of longing between parted friends and lovers.
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红豆生南国，Red beans grow in the southern land;春来发几枝。when spring comes, how many branches sprout?
愿君多采撷，I hope you gather many —此物最相思。for they carry longing best of all.
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