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How goes the night?
The night is not yet through.
The torch is growing pale in the court-yard.
My princely men are arriving; --
There is the sound of their bells, regular and near.
How goes the night?
It is getting towards morning.
The torch is smoking in the court-yard.
My princely men are arriving; --
I see their banners.
【Source】 The English translation text was taken from The Chinese Classics, vol. 4 by James Legge (1898) and checked against a reprinted edition by Wen Zhi Zhe chu pan she (Taiwan, 1971).