Living

The Shuh Yu Teen

by Shi Jing (The Book of Songs) poems c. 1000–600 BC; compilation traditionally ascribed to Confucius

Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VII

Living

To the hunt Shuh has gone,
And people there are none
Remaining in the street.
Perhaps a few you'll find ;
But none like Shuh so kind,
So graceful, will you meet.

To the chase Shuh has gone,
And people there are none
Left feasting in the street.
If find a few you could,
Yet none like Shuh so good,
So graceful, would you meet.

To the fields Shuh has gone,
And people there are none
Careering through the street.
Some riders though you told,
Yet none like Shuh so bold,
So graceful, would you meet.

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The admiration with which Shuh-twan was regarded.

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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shuh Yu Teen.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/74/.

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