Classic of Poetry 1.4

鄘風 柏舟

汎彼柏舟，在彼中河，髧彼兩髦，實維我儀，之死矢靡它，母也天只，不諒人只。 汎彼柏舟，在彼河側，髧彼兩髦，實維我特，之死矢靡慝，母也天只，不諒人只。

Ode 1. The Pai Kâu.

It floats about, that boat of cypress wood, There in the middle of the Ho. With his two tufts of hair falling over his forehead, He was my mate; And I swear that till death I will have no other. O mother, O Heaven, Why will you not understand me? It floats about, that boat of cypress wood, There by the side of the Ho. With his two tufts of hair falling over his forehead, He was my only one; And I swear that till death I will not do the evil thing. O mother, O Heaven, Why will you not understand me?

牆有茨

牆有茨，不可埽也，中冓之言，不可道也，所可道也，言之醜也。 牆有茨，不可襄也，中冓之言，不可詳也，所可詳也，言之長也。 牆有茨，不可束也，中冓之言，不可讀也，所可讀也，言之辱也。

This verse is not included in this edition.

君子偕老

君子偕老，副笄六珈。 委委佗佗，如山如河。 象服是宜。 子之不淑，云如之何。 玼兮玼兮，其之翟也。 鬒髮如雲，不屑髢也。 玉之瑱也，象之揥也。 揚且之晳也， 胡然而天也， 胡然而帝也。 瑳兮瑳兮，其之展也。 蒙彼縐絺，是紲袢也。 子之清揚，揚且之顏也。 展如之人兮，邦之媛也。

Ode 3, Stanza 2. The Kün-zze Kieh Lâo.

How rich and splendid Is her pheasant-figured robe! Her black hair in masses like clouds, No false locks does she descend to. There are her earplugs of jade, Her comb-pin of ivory, And her high forehead, so white. She appears like a visitant from heaven! She appears like a goddess.

桑中

爰采唐矣，沬之鄉矣，云誰之思，美孟姜矣，期我乎桑中，要我乎上宮，送我乎淇之上矣。 爰采麥矣，沬之北矣，云誰之思，美孟弋矣，期我乎桑中，要我乎上宮，送我乎淇之上矣。 爰采葑矣，沬之東矣，云誰之思，美孟庸矣，期我乎桑中，要我乎上宮，送我乎淇之上矣。

This verse is not included in this edition.

鶉之奔奔

鶉之奔奔，鵲之彊彊，人之無良，我以為兄。 鵲之彊彊，鶉之奔奔，人之無良，我以為君。

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定之方中

定之方中，作于楚宮，揆之以日，作于楚室，樹之榛栗，椅桐梓漆，爰伐琴瑟。 升彼虛矣，以望楚矣，望楚與堂，景山與京，降觀于桑，卜云其吉，終然允臧。 靈雨既零，命彼倌人，星言夙駕，說于桑田，匪直也人，秉心塞淵，騋牝三千。

Ode 6, Stanzas 1 and 2. The Ting kih fang Kung.

When Ting culminated (at night-fall), He began to build the palace at Khû, Determining its aspects by means of the sun. He built the palace at Khû. He planted about it hazel and chesnutold spelling trees, The Î, the Thung, the Zze, and the varnish tree, Which, when cut down, might afford materials for lutes. He ascended those old walls, And thence surveyed (the site of) Khû. He surveyed Khû and Thang, With the lofty hills and high elevations about. He descended and examined the mulberry trees. He then divined by the tortoise-shell, and got a favourable response; And thus the issue has been truly good.

蝃蝀

蝃蝀在東，莫之敢指，女子有行，遠父母兄弟。 朝隮于西，崇朝其雨，女子有行，遠兄弟父母。 乃如之人也，懷昏姻也，大無信也，不知命也。

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相鼠

相鼠有皮，人而無儀，人而無儀，不死何為。 相鼠有齒，人而無止，人而無止，不死何俟。 相鼠有體，人而無禮，人而無禮，胡不遄死。

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干旄

孑孑干旄，在浚之郊，素絲紕之，良馬四之，彼姝者子，何以畀之。 孑孑干旟，在浚之都，素絲組之，良馬五之，彼姝者子，何以予之。 孑孑干旌，在浚之城，素絲祝之，良馬六之，彼姝者子，何以告之。

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載馳

載馳載驅，歸唁衞侯，驅馬悠悠，言至于漕，大夫跋涉，我心則憂。 既不我嘉，不能旋反，視爾不臧，我思不遠。 既不我嘉，不能旋濟，視爾不臧，我思不閟。 陟彼阿丘，言采其蝱，女子善懷，亦各有行，許人尤之，衆穉且狂。 我行其野，芃芃其麥，控于大邦，誰因誰極，大夫君子，無我有尤，百爾所思，不如我所之。 《載馳》五章：一章六句，二章四句，一章六句，一章八句。

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