Hsin Ch'i-chi

Hsin Ch'i-chi (1140-1207) was a Chinese poet. He was also known as a composer. He served as an official of southern Sung dynasty.

Wisdom & Quotes

• When young, I knew not the taste of sorrow,

But loved to mount the high towers;
I loved to mount high towers
To compose a new song, urging myself to talk about sorrow.

Now that I have known all the tastes of sorrow,
I would like to talk about it, but refrain;
I would like to talk about it , but refrain,
And say merely : " It is chilly ; what a fine autumn! "

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