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Shi Jing Introduction Table of content – 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).

Section I — Lessons from the states
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15
Chapter 5 — The odes of Wei

55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Shijing I. 5. (55)

Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi,
With their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant !
There is our elegant and accomplished prince, –
As from the knife and the file,
As from the chisel and the polisher !
How grave is he and dignified !
How commanding and distinguished !
Our elegant and accomplished prince, –
Never can he be forgotten !

Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi,
With their green bamboos, so strong and luxuriant !
There is our elegant and accomplished prince, –
With his ear-stoppers of beautiful pebbles,
And his cap, glittering as with stars between the seams !
How grave is he and dignified !
How commanding and distinguished !
Our elegant and accomplished prince, –
Never can he be forgotten !

Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi,
With their green bamboos, so dense together !
There is our elegant and accomplished prince, –
[Pure] as gold and as tin,
[Soft and rich] as a sceptre of jade !
How magnanimous is he and gentle !
There he is in his chariot with its two high sides !
Skilful is he at quips and jokes,
But how does he keep from rudeness from them !

Legge 55

[Xref] Lunyu I.15. quotes Shijing I.v.1
gbog – Lunyu 15 – 2005/12/02
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