History & Politics
The Woo E (Part I, Book XI)
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book XI
Say you you have no clothes to wear?
My long robes let me with you share.
The king his armies has called out ;
Then let us hail the battle shout.
My lance and spear I will prepare,
And as your comrade with you fare.
Say you you have no clothes to wear ?
Come and my under-garments share.
The king his armies has called out ;
Then let us hail the battle shout.
My spear and lance I will prepare,
And to the field with you will fare.
Say you you have no clothes to wear?
My lower clothing you shall share.
The king his armies has called out ;
Then let us hail the battle shout.
Buff coat I’ll get, and weapons keen,
And with you on the march be seen.
Codex Note
The people of Ts‘in declare their readiness, and stimulate one another, to fight in the king’s cause.
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MLA
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Woo E (Part I, Book XI).” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/128/.
Chicago
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Woo E (Part I, Book XI).” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/128/.
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