Love
The Tung Mun Che Shen
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VII
By th’ eastern gate, flat lies the ground,
And madder there grows on the slope.
Hard by my lover’s house is found ;—
He keeps away, and mocks my hope.
Where chestnuts grow, near th’ eastern gate,
There stands a row, where is your home.
My heart turns aye to you, its mate,
But ah! to me you never come!
Codex Note
A woman thinks of her lover’s residence, and complains that he does not come to her.
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MLA
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tung Mun Che Shen.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/85/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tung Mun Che Shen.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/85/.
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