咏鹅 · Ode to the Goose — 骆宾王 (Tang Dynasty)

鹅，鹅，鹅

é, é, é

曲项向天歌

qū xiàng xiàng tiān gē

白毛浮绿水

bái máo fú lǜ shuǐ

红掌拨清波

hóng zhǎng bō qīng bō

English translation

Geese, geese, geese, / necks curved, singing to the sky. / White feathers float on green water, / red feet paddle the clear waves.

Written by a seven-year-old prodigy. The first poem many Chinese children ever recite.

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