詩 經 Shi Jing – Le Canon des Poèmes

中谷有蓷
中谷有蓷、暵其乾矣。
有女仳離、慨其歎矣。
慨其歎矣、遇人之艱難矣。

中谷有蓷、暵其修矣。
有女仳離、條其嘯矣。
慨其嘯矣、遇人之不淑矣。

中谷有蓷、暵其濕矣。
有女仳離、啜其泣矣。
啜其泣矣、嗟何及矣。

原文 69

In the valleys grows the mother-wort,
But scorched is it in the drier places.
There is a woman forced to leave her husband ;
Sadly she sighs !
Sadly she sighs !
She suffers from his hard lot.

In the valleys grows the mother-wort,
But scorched is it where it had become long.
There is a woman forced to leave her husband ;
Long-drawn are her groanings !
Long-drawn are her groanings !
She suffers from his misfortune.

In the valleys grows the mother-wort,
But scorched is it even in the moist places.
There is a woman forced to leave her husband ;
Ever flow her tears !
Ever flow her tears !
But of what avail is her lament ?

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