Classic of Poetry 2.6

北山

陟彼北山，言采其杞。偕偕士子，朝夕從事。王事靡盬，憂我父母。 溥天之下，莫非王土。率土之濱，莫非王臣。大夫不均，我從事獨賢。 四牡彭彭，王事傍傍。嘉我未老，鮮我方將。旅力方剛，經營四方。 或燕燕居息，或盡瘁事國；或息偃在牀，或不已于行。 或不知叫號，或慘慘劬勞；或棲遲偃仰，或王事鞅掌。 或湛樂飲酒，或慘慘畏咎；或出入風議，或靡事不為。

This verse is not included in this edition.

無將大車

無將大車，祇自塵兮。無思百憂，祇自疷兮。 無將大車，維塵冥冥。無思百憂，不出于熲。 無將大車，維塵雍兮。無思百憂，祇自重兮。

This verse is not included in this edition.

小明

明明上天，照臨下土。我征徂西，至于艽野。二月初吉，載離寒暑。 心之憂矣，其毒大苦。念彼共人，涕零如雨。豈不懷歸？畏此罪罟。 昔我往矣，日月方除。曷云其還？歲聿云莫。念我獨兮，我事孔庶。 心之憂矣，憚我不暇。念彼共人，睠睠懷顧。豈不懷歸？畏此譴怒。 昔我往矣，日月方奧。曷云其還，政事愈蹙。歲聿云莫，采蕭穫菽。 心之憂矣，自詒伊戚。念彼共人，興言出宿。豈不懷歸？畏此反覆。 嗟爾君子，無恆安處。靖共爾位，正直是與。神之聽之，式穀以女。 嗟爾君子，無恆安息。靖共爾位，好是正直。神之聽之，介爾景福。

The Sixth Decade, or that of Pei Shan. Ode 3, Stanzas 1, 4 and 5. The Hsiâo Ming.

O bright and high Heaven, Who enlightenest and rulest this lower world! I marched on this expedition to the west, As far as this wilderness of Khiû. From the first day of the second month, I have passed through the cold and the heat. My heart is sad; The poison (of my lot) is too bitter. I think of those (at court) in their offices, And my tears flow down like rain. Do I not wish to return? But I fear the net for crime. Ah! ye gentlemen, Do not reckon on your rest being permanent. Quietly fulfil the duties of your offices, Associating with the correct and upright; So shall the spirits hearken to you, And give you good. Ah! ye gentlemen, Do not reckon on your repose being permanent. Quietly fulfil the duties of your offices, Loving the correct and upright; So shall the spirits hearken to you, And give you large measures of bright happiness.

鼓鍾

鼓鍾將將，淮水湯湯。憂心且傷。淑人君子，懷允不忘。 鼓鍾喈喈，淮水湝湝。憂心且悲。淑人君子，其德不回。 鼓鍾伐鼛，淮有三洲。憂心且妯。淑人君子，其德不猶。 鼓鍾欽欽，鼓瑟鼓琴。笙磬同音。以雅以南，以籥不僭。

This verse is not included in this edition.

楚茨

楚楚者茨，言抽其棘。自昔何為？我蓺黍稷。 我黍與與，我稷翼翼。我倉既盈，我庾維億。 以為酒食，以享以祀。以妥以侑，以介景福。 濟濟蹌蹌，絜爾牛羊，以往烝嘗。 或剝或亨，或肆或將，祝祭于祊。 祀事孔明，先祖是皇，神保是饗。 孝孫有慶，報以介福，萬壽無疆。 執爨踖踖，為俎孔碩，或燔或炙。 君婦莫莫，為豆孔庶，為賓為客。 獻醻交錯，禮儀卒度，笑語卒獲。 神保是格，報以介福，萬壽攸酢。 我孔熯矣，式禮莫愆。工祝致告，徂賚孝孫。 苾芬孝祀，神嗜飲食。卜爾百福，如幾如式。 既齊既稷，既匡既勑。永錫爾極，時萬時億。 禮儀既備，鍾鼓既戒。孝孫徂位，工祝致告。 神具醉止，皇尸載起。鼓鍾送尸，神保聿歸。 諸宰君婦，廢徹不遲。諸父兄弟，備言燕私。 樂具入奏，以綏後祿。爾殽既將，莫怨具慶。 既醉既飽，小大稽首。神嗜飲食，使君壽考。 孔惠孔時，維其盡之。子子孫孫，勿替引之。

Ode 5. The Khû Zhze.

Thick grew the tribulus (on the ground), But they cleared away its thorny bushes. Why did they this of old? That we might plant our millet and sacrificial millet; That our millet might be abundant, And our sacrificial millet luxuriant. When our barns are full, And our stacks can be counted by tens of myriads, We proceed to make spirits and prepared grain, For offerings and sacrifice. We seat the representatives of the dead, and urge them to eat:—Thus seeking to increase our bright happiness. With correct and reverent deportment, The bulls and rams all pure, We proceed to the winter and autumnal sacrifices. Some flay (the victims); some cook (their flesh); Some arrange (the meat); some adjust (the pieces of it). The officer of prayer sacrifices inside the temple gate, And all the sacrificial service is complete and brilliant. Grandly come our progenitors; Their spirits happily enjoy the offerings; Their filial descendant receives blessing:—They will reward him with great happiness, With myriads of years, life without end. They attend to the furnaces with reverence; They prepare the trays, which are very large;—Some for the roast meat, some for the broiled. Wives presiding are still and reverent, Preparing the numerous (smaller) dishes. The guests and visitors Present the cup all round. Every form is according to rule; Every smile and word are as they should be. The spirits quietly come, And respond with great blessings,—Myriads of years as the (fitting) reward. We are very much exhausted, And have performed every ceremony without error. The able officer of prayer announces (the will of the spirits), And goes to the filial descendant to convey it:—'Fragrant has been your filial sacrifice, And the spirits have enjoyed your spirits and viands. They confer on you a hundred blessings; Each as it is desired, each as sure as law. You have been exact and expeditious; You have been correct and careful; They will ever confer on you the choicest favours, In myriads and tens of myriads.' The ceremonies having thus been completed, And the bells and drums having given their warning, The filial descendant goes to his place, And the able officer of prayer makes his announcement, 'The spirits have drunk to the full.' The great representatives of the dead then rise, And the bells and drums escort their withdrawal, (On which) the spirits tranquilly return (to whence they came). All the servants, and the presiding wives, Remove (the trays and dishes) without delay. The (sacrificer's) uncles and cousins All repair to the private feast. The musicians all go in to perform, And give their soothing aid at the second blessing. Your viands are set forth; There is no dissatisfaction, but all feel happy. They drink to the full, and eat to the full; Great and small, they bow their heads, (saying), 'The spirits enjoyed your spirits and viands, And will cause you to live long. Your sacrifices, all in their seasons, Are completely discharged by you. May your sons and your grand-sons Never fail to perpetuate these services!'

信南山

信彼南山，維禹甸之。畇畇原隰，曾孫田之。我疆我理，南東其畝。 上天同雲，雨雪雰雰。益之以霢霂，既優既渥。既霑既足，生我百穀。 疆埸翼翼，黍稷彧彧。曾孫之穡，以為酒食。畀我尸賓，壽考萬年。 中田有廬，疆埸有瓜。是剝是菹，獻之皇祖。曾孫壽考，受天之祜。 祭以清酒，從以騂牡，享于祖考。執其鸞刀，以啟其毛，取其血膋。 是烝是享，苾苾芬芬。祀事孔明，先祖是皇。報以介福，萬壽無疆。

Ode 6. The Hsin Nan Shan.

Yes, (all about) that southern hill Was made manageable by Yü. Its plains and marshes being opened up, It was made into fields by the distant descendant. We define their boundaries, we form their smaller divisions, And make the acres lie, here to the south, there to the east. The heavens overhead are one arch of clouds, Snowing in multitudinous flakes; There is superadded the drizzling rain. When (the land) has received the moistening, Soaking influence abundantly, It produces all our kinds of grain. The boundaries and smaller divisions are nicely adjusted, And the millets yield abundant crops, The harvest of the distant descendant. We proceed to make therewith spirits and food, To supply our representatives of the departed, and our guests;—To obtain long life, extending over myriads of years. In the midst of the fields are the huts, And along the bounding divisions are gourds. The fruit is sliced and pickled, To be presented to our great ancestors, That their distant descendant may have long life, And receive the blessing of Heaven. We sacrifice (first) with clear spirits, And then follow with a red bull; Offering them to our ancestors, (Our lord) holds the knife with tinkling bells, To lay open the hair of the victim, And takes the blood and fat. Then we present, then we offer; All round the fragrance is diffused. Complete and brilliant is the sacrificial service; Grandly come our ancestors. They will reward (their descendant) with great blessing, Long life, years without end.

甫田

倬彼甫田，歲取十千。我取其陳，食我農人，自古有年。 今適南畝，或耘或耔。黍稷薿薿。攸介攸止，烝我髦士。 以我齊明，與我犧羊，以社以方。 我田既臧，農夫之慶。琴瑟擊鼓，以御田祖。 以祈甘雨，以介我稷黍，以穀我士女。 曾孫來止，以其婦子，饁彼南畝。 田畯至喜，攘其左右，嘗其旨否。 禾易長畝，終善且有。曾孫不怒，農夫克敏。 曾孫之稼，如茨如梁，曾孫之庾，如坻如京。 乃求千斯倉，乃求萬斯箱，黍稷稻粱。 農夫之慶，報以介福，萬壽無疆。

Ode 7. The Phû Thien.

Bright are those extensive fields, A tenth of whose produce is annually levied. I take the old stores, And with them feed the husbandmen. From of old we have had good years; And now I go to the south-lying acres, Where some are weeding, and some gather the earth about the roots. The millets look luxuriant; And in a spacious resting-place, I collect and encourage the men of greater promise. With my vessels full of bright millet, And my pure victim-rams, We sacrificed at the altar of the spirits of the land, and at (the altars of those of the four) quarters. That my fields are in such good condition Is matter of joy to the husbandmen. With lutes, and with drums beating, We will invoke the Father of Husbandry, And pray for sweet rain, To increase the produce of our millets, And to bless my men and their wives. The distant descendant comes, When their wives and children Are bringing food to those (at work) in the south-lying acres. The surveyor of the fields (also) comes and is glad. He takes (of the food) on the left and the right, And tastes whether it be good or not. The grain is well cultivated, all the acres over; Good will it be and abundant. The distant descendant has no displacency; The husbandmen are encouraged to diligence. The crops of the distant descendant Look (thick) as thatch, and (swelling) like a carriage-cover. His stacks Will stand like islands and mounds. He will seek for thousands of granaries; He will seek for tens of thousands of carts. The millets, the paddy, and the maize Will awake the joy of the husbandmen; (And they will say), 'May he be rewarded with great happiness, With myriads of years, life without end!'

大田

大田多稼，既種既戒。既備乃事，以我覃耜。 俶載南畝，播厥百穀。既庭且碩，曾孫是若。 既方既皁，既堅既好，不稂不莠。 去其螟螣，及其蟊賊，無害我田穉。 田祖有神，秉畀炎火。 有渰萋萋，興雨祁祁，雨我公田，遂及我私。 彼有不穫穉，此有不斂穧。彼有遺秉，此有滯穗。伊寡婦之利。 曾孫來止，以其婦子，饁彼南畝。田畯至喜。 來方禋祀，以其騂黑。與其黍稷，以享以祀，以介景福。

Ode 8. The Tâ Thien.

Large are the fields, and various is the work to be done. Having selected the seed, and looked after the implements, So that all preparations have been made for our labour, We take our sharp plough-shares, And commence on the south-lying acres. We sow all the kinds of grain, Which grow up straight and large, So that the wish of the distant descendant is satisfied. It ears and the fruit lies soft in its sheath; It hardens and is of good quality; There is no wolf's-tail grass nor darnel. We remove the insects that eat the heart and the leaf, And those that eat the roots and the joints, So that they shall not hurt the young plants of our fields. May the spirit, the Father of Husbandry, Lay hold of them, and put them in the blazing fire! The clouds form in dense masses, And the rain comes down slowly. May it first rain on our public fields, And then come to our private! Yonder shall be young grain unreaped, And here some bundles ungathered; Yonder shall be handfuls left on the ground, And here ears untouched:—For the benefit of the widow. The distant descendant will come, When their wives and children Are bringing food to those (at work) on the south-lying acres. The surveyor of the fields (also) will come and be glad. They will come and offer pure sacrifices to (the spirits of the four) quarters, With their victims red and black, With their preparations of millet:—Thus offering, thus sacrificing, Thus increasing our bright happiness.

瞻彼洛矣

瞻彼洛矣，維水泱泱。君子至止，福祿如茨。韎韐有奭，以作六師。 瞻彼洛矣，維水泱泱。君子至止，鞸琫有珌。君子萬年，保其家室。 瞻彼洛矣，維水泱泱。君子至止，福祿既同。君子萬年，保其家邦。

This verse is not included in this edition.

裳裳者華

裳裳者華，其葉湑兮。我覯之子，我心寫兮。我心寫兮，是以有譽處兮。 裳裳者華，芸其黃矣。我覯之子，維其有章矣。維其有章矣，是以有慶矣。 裳裳者華，或黃或白。我覯之子，乘其四駱。乘其四駱，六轡沃若。 左之左之，君子宜之。右之右之，君子有之。維其有之，是以似之。

This verse is not included in this edition.