Bo Zhou
Qiang You Ci
Jun Zi Xie Lao
Sang Zhong
Chun Zi Ben Ben
Ding Zhi Fang Zhong
Di Dong
Xiang Shu
Gan Mao
Zai Chi
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君子偕老
君子偕老Jun Zi Xie Lao
君子偕老
Yong Feng
The husband's to their old age,
In her headdress, and the cross-pins, with their six jewels;
Easy and elegant in her movements;
[Stately] as a mountain, [majestic]as a river,
Well beseeming her pictured robes: --
[But] with your want of virtue, O lady,
What have you to do with these things ?
How rich and splendid
Is her pleasant-figured robe!
Her black hair in masses like clouds,
No false locks does she descend to.
There are her ear-plugs of jade,
Her comb-pin of ivory,
And her high forehead, so white.
She appears like a visitant from heaven!
She appears like a goddess!
How rich and splendid
Is her robe of state!
It is worn over the finest muslin of dolichos,
The more cumbrous and warm garment being removed.
Clear are her eyes; fine is her forehead;
Full are her temples.
Ah! such a woman as this!
The beauty of the country!
Translator: James Legge
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【Source】 The English translation text was taken from The Chinese Classics, vol. 4 by James Legge (1898) and checked against a reprinted edition by Wen Zhi Zhe chu pan she (Taiwan, 1971).