Living
The Tsow-Yu
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book II
Living
Five boars collect where grow the rushes rank and
He only, sends one arrow all the five among.
Oh! the Tsow-ywu is he!
Five pigs collect where grows the mugwort rank and
He only sends one arrow all the five among.
Oh! the Tsow-yw is he!
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Codex Note
Celebrating some prince in the south for his benevolence.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tsow-Yu.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/24/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tsow-Yu.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/24/.
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