Living
The Yéw Te Che Too
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book X
On the left of the way, a russet pear tree
Stands there all alone, —a fit image of me.
There is that princely man! O that he would come,
And in my poor dwelling with me be at home !
In the core of my heart do I love him, but say,
Whence shall I procure him the wants of the day.
At the bend in the way a russet pear tree
Stands there all alone,—a fit image of me.
There is that princely man! O that he would come,
And rambling with me be himself here at home!
In the core of my heart I love him, but say,
Whence shall I procure him the wants of the day.
Codex Note
Some one regrets the poverty of his circumstances, which prevented him from gathering around him companions whom he admired.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Yéw Te Che Too.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/118/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Yéw Te Che Too.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/118/.
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