Living
Contrasts with Nature
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book xiii
See the goats'-peach grow on the wet land low,
With its branches supple and fair,
And the glossy sheen of its vernal green: —
Happy creature, of nought aware!
See the goats'-peach grow on the wet land low,
With its dainty delicate bloom,
And the glossy sheen of its vernal green: —
Happy thing, with no (ties of) home!
See the goats'-peach grow on the wet land low,
And the dainty fair fruit it bears,
And the glossy sheen of its vernal green: —
Happy thing, with no household (cares)!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Contrasts with Nature.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/397/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Contrasts with Nature.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/397/.
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