The oldest collection of Chinese poetry, more than three hundred songs, odes and hymns. Tr. Legge (en) and Granet (fr, incomplete).
Shu has gone hunting ;
And in the streets there are no inhabitants.
Are there indeed no inhabitants ?
[But] they are not like Shu,
Who is truly admirable and kind.
Shu has gone to the grand chase ;
And in the streets there are none feasting.
Are there indeed none feasting ?
[But] they are not like Shu,
Who is truly admirable and good.
Shu has gone into the country ;
And in the streets there are none driving about.
Are there indeed none driving about ?
[But] they are not like Shu,
Who is truly admirable and martial.
Legge 77
The Book of Odes – Shi Jing I. 7. (77) – Chinese on/off – Français/English
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