Living
Hwan-shuh and his Secret Band
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book x
The stream runs low,
White rocks are jutting, pointing through. —
With the white red-collared robe we go,
And will follow thee to Yuh.
Let our eyes but once behold our Chief,
What joy shall not ensue?
The stream runs low,
White rocks are gleaming whiter now. —
With the white red-bordered robe we go,
And will follow thee to Kau.
Let our eyes but once behold our Chief
Whose, then, the troubled brow?
The stream runs low,
White rocks stand bare where once it ran. —
Our orders we now have heard and know,
And must ne'er divulge to any man.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Hwan-shuh and his Secret Band.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/377/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Hwan-shuh and his Secret Band.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/377/.
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