相思 Red Beans
Wang Wei 王维 · Tang, 8th century
Wang Wei asks a distant friend to gather the red seeds that stand for longing.
红豆生南国，春来发几枝。 hóng dòu shēng nán guó, chūn lái fā jǐ zhī.
Red beans grow in the south; how many branches have sprouted with spring?
愿君多采撷，此物最相思。 yuàn jūn duō cǎi xié, cǐ wù zuì xiāng sī.
May you gather plenty of them; nothing calls up longing more than these.