Soul Mountain

Soul Mountain, oleh Gao Xingjain Flamingo HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. (2001)
(halaman 117)



“My singer guide sings many Yi songs for me. They all seem to be sad and tearful outpourings, even the love songs.


When the moon is out,
Don’t take a torch with you,
If you take a torch with you,
The moon will be heartbroken.
When vegetables are in flower,
Don’t take a basket to cut vegetables,
If you shoulder a basket to cut vegetables,
The vegetable flowers will be heartbroken.
If you are pledged to a girl who loves you,
Don’t fancy another,
If you fancy another,
The girl will be heartbroken.


He tells me that marriages are still…”