Drinking with a Gentleman of Leisure in the Mountains

We both have drunk their birth,
the mountain flowers,
A toast, a toast, a toast,
again another:

I am drunk, long to sleep;
Sir, go a little--
Bring your lute (if you like)
early tomorrow!

Li Po
Translated by Arthur Cooper

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