Ho Xuan Huong - The Jackfruit
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2014-11-07
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I am like a jackfruit on the tree.
To taste you must plug me quick, while fresh:
the skin rough, the pulp thick, yes,
but oh, I warn you against touching --
the rich juice will gush and stain your hands
Translated by Nguyen Ngoc Bich
Anonymous submission.
Ho Xuan Huong
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-jackfruit/
To taste you must plug me quick, while fresh:
the skin rough, the pulp thick, yes,
but oh, I warn you against touching --
the rich juice will gush and stain your hands
Translated by Nguyen Ngoc Bich
Anonymous submission.
Ho Xuan Huong
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-jackfruit/
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