Book X. The Odes Of T'ang. V. Ch'ou Mou
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"The Book of Poetry", tr. by James Legge, [1876],
p. 131
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The "Ch'ou Mou;" allusive. Husband and wife express their delight at their unexpected union.
1 Round and round the fagots I've bound,
And the Heart in heaven shines clear.
Oh! that I such an evening have found!
That this good man should be here!
O me! O me!
With a husband like this I have nothing to fear.
2 Round and round the grass we have bound;
And the corner shines the Heart.
Strange that we such an evening have found!
Thus to meet and never to part!
O joy! O joy!
That this meeting should come without scheming or art!
3 Round and round the thorns I have bound;
From the door the Heart I see.
Oh! that I such an evening have found!
That this Beauty is come to me!
O me! O me!
That this lady so lovely mine only should be!
"The Book of Poetry", tr. by James Legge, [1876],
p. 131
V
The "Ch'ou Mou;" allusive. Husband and wife express their delight at their unexpected union.
1 Round and round the fagots I've bound,
And the Heart in heaven shines clear.
Oh! that I such an evening have found!
That this good man should be here!
O me! O me!
With a husband like this I have nothing to fear.
2 Round and round the grass we have bound;
And the corner shines the Heart.
Strange that we such an evening have found!
Thus to meet and never to part!
O joy! O joy!
That this meeting should come without scheming or art!
3 Round and round the thorns I have bound;
From the door the Heart I see.
Oh! that I such an evening have found!
That this Beauty is come to me!
O me! O me!
That this lady so lovely mine only should be!
