Living
Regrets
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book vii
O so handsome looked my swain,
Waiting for me in the lane!
O I rue he came in vain.
Noblest looked he of them all,
As he waited in the hall!
O I rue I shunned his call.
O'er broidered robe and broidered skirt
My mantle I will throw.
And then, good sirs, good sirs, my steeds!
And with him I will go.
O'er broidered skirt and broidered robe
The mantle I have thrown.
So now, good sirs, good sirs, my steeds!
His home shall be my own.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Regrets.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/358/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Regrets.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/358/.
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