Love
The Chow-Mow
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book X
Round and round the faggots ve bound,
And the Heart in heaven shines clear.
Oh! that I such an évening have found!
That this good man should be here !
Ome! Ome!
With a husband like this I have nothing to fear.
Round and round the grass we have bound ;
At 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!
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!
Ome! Ome!
That this lady so lovely mine only should be!
Codex Note
Husband and wife express their delight at their unexpected union.
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MLA
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Chow-Mow.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/113/.
Chicago
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Chow-Mow.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/113/.
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