Spring Dawn (春晓)
Meng Haoran's Tang-dynasty poem — waking late in spring to birdsong and fallen blossoms.
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春眠不觉晓，Asleep in spring, I missed the dawn —处处闻啼鸟。everywhere I hear birds singing.
夜来风雨声，In the night came the sound of wind and rain;花落知多少。who knows how many blossoms fell?
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