九鳥 群呼漫步街頭 鳥如鳩 牛背頸椎毛內覓蟲鉤 Of a feather, they flock together

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《牛鳥》 九鳥
 
群呼漫步街頭，
鳥如鳩，
牛背頸椎毛內覓蟲鉤。
 
吱不斷，
啄無怨，
乃因酬。
互惠共贏牛鳥趣相投。


TUNE: Xiāng Jiàn huān  
"Joy in Seeing Each Other"
TITLE: Buffalo Bird
(A long-and-short verse Ci)
-- by 九鳥 "Nine Birds"
-- Translated by Frank C Yue
 
Of a feather, they flock together, hopping               down the wayside,
Birds like doves.
For worms, closely he looks at her back                 and hairs -- her neck beside.

He chirps endless,
Pecks regret-less --
For the rewards, more-or-less.
A "win-win" Buffalo-Bird relationship, this            symbiotic love.