Shi Jing 
– The Book of Odes
The oldest collection of Chinese poetry, more than three hundred songs, odes and hymns. Tr. Legge (en) and Granet (fr, incomplete).
Shijing I. 14. (150)
The wings of the ephemera,
Are robes, bright and splendid.
My heart is grieved ; –
Would they but come and abide with me !
The wings of the ephemera,
Are robes, variously adorned.
My heart is grieved ; –
Would they but come and rest with me !
The ephemera bursts from its hole,
With a robe of hemp like snow.
My heart is grieved ; –
Would they but come and lodge with me !
Legge 150
Oh ! les ailes de l'éphémère !
oh ! le beau ! le beau vêtement !
Dans le cœur que j'ai de tristesse !...
près de moi viens-t'en demeurer !
Oh ! les ailes de l'éphémère !
oh ! le bel habit bigarré !
Dans le cœur que j'ai de tristesse !...
près de moi viens te reposer !
Il sort de terre, l'éphémère !
robe en chanvre blanc comme neige !
Dans le cœur que j'ai de tristesse !...
près de moi viens te réjouir !
Granet XXV.
The Book of Odes – Shi Jing I. 14. (150) – Chinese off/on – Français/English
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