詩 經 Shi Jing – The Book of Odes

鴇羽
肅肅鴇羽、集于苞栩。
王事靡盬、不能蓺稷黍、父母何怙。
悠悠蒼天、曷其有所。

肅肅鴇翼、集于苞棘。
王事靡盬、不能蓺黍稷、父母何食。
悠悠蒼天、曷其有極。

肅肅鴇行、集于苞桑。
王事靡盬、不能蓺稻粱、父母何嘗。
悠悠蒼天、曷其有常。

原文 121

Su-su go the feathers of the wild geese,
As they settle on the bushy oaks.
The king's affairs must not be slackly discharged,
And [so] we cannot plant our sacrificial millet and millet ; –
What will our parents have to rely on ?
O thou distant and azure Heaven !
When shall we be in our places again ?

Su-su go the wings of the wild geese,
As they settle on the bushy jujube trees.
The king's affairs must not be slackly discharged,
And [so] we cannot plant our millet and sacrificial millet ; –
How shall our parents be supplied with food ?
O thou distant and azure Heaven !
When shall [our service] have an end ?

Su-su go the rows of the wild geese,
As they rest on the bushy mulberry trees.
The king's business must not be slackly discharged,
And [so] we cannot plant our rice and maize ; –
How shalll our parents get food ?
O thou distant and azure Heaven !
When shall we get [back] to our ordinary lot ?

Legge 121