Living
Supplanted
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book iii
Living
Green now my robe!
Green, lined with yellow.
Ah! when shall Grief
Be not my fellow!
Green is the robe;
Yellow the skirt!
Ah! when shall Grief
Nevermore hurt!
Green is the silk;
Ruled so by you. —
Guide me, ye ancients!
Harm lest I do.
Lawn, fine or coarse,
Chills in the wind.
Guide me, ye ancients!
Save me my mind.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Supplanted.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/318/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Supplanted.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/318/.
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