Love
The Coming of the Bridegroom
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book viii
At the gate awaits me now, screened from sight, hi-ho!
One with tassels o'er his ears all of white, hi-ho!
And adorned with coloured gems, gleaming bright, hi-ho!
Now he waits me in the court, past the screen, hi-ho!
And the tassels o'er his ears are of green, hi-ho!
And his jewels have a lustre rarely seen, hi-ho!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Coming of the Bridegroom.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/366/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Coming of the Bridegroom.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/366/.
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