The oldest collection of Chinese poetry, more than three hundred songs, odes and hymns. Tr. Legge (en) and Granet (fr, incomplete).
The Qin and Wei,
Now present their broad sheets of water.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Are carrying flowers of valerian.
A lady says, ' Have you been to see ? '
A gentleman replies, ' I have been. '
' But let us go again to see.
Beyond the Wei,
The ground is large and fit for pleasure. '
So the gentlemen and ladies.
Make sport together,
Presenting one another with small peonies.
The Qin and Wei,
Show their deep, clear streams.
Gentlemen and ladies,
Appear in crowds.
A lady says, ' Have you been to see ? '
A gentleman replies, ' I have been. '
' But let us go again to see.
Beyond the Wei,
The ground is large and fit for pleasure. '
So the gentlemen and ladies.
Make sport together,
Presenting one another with small peonies.
Legge 95
La Tchen avec la Wei
viennent à déborder !
Les gars avec les filles
viennent aux orchidées !
Les filles les invitent : — là-bas si nous allions ?
et les gars de répondre : — déjà nous en venons ?
— Voire donc mais encore là-bas si nous allions,
car, la Wei traversée,
s'étend un beau gazon !
Lors les gars et les filles
ensemble font leurs jeux ;
et puis elles reçoivent
le gage d'une fleur !
La Tchen avec la Wei
d'eaux claires sont gonflées !
Les gars avec les filles
nombreux sont assemblés !
Les filles les...
Granet LII.
The Book of Odes – Shi Jing I. 7. (95) – Chinese off/on – Français/English
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