Love
The Shan Yew Foo-Soo
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VII
Love
On mountain grows the mulberry tree ;
The lotus flower in meadow damp.
It is not Tsze-too that I see,
But only you, you foolish scamp !
Polygonums the damp meads cover ;
The lofty pines on mountains view.
It is not Tsze-ch‘ung comes as lover ;
You artful boy, ’tis only you!
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Codex Note
A lady, mocking her lover.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shan Yew Foo-Soo.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/80/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shan Yew Foo-Soo.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/80/.
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